Latex

Sticky white or yellow juice released when plant part is broken, e.g. Dandelion leaf (Taraxacum officinale).


Milky juice, often sticky.


A colorless, white, yellow, or reddish liquid, produced by some plants, characterized by the presence of colloidal particles of terpenes dispersed in water.


Milky fluid found in various plants and trees.


Sap produced or exuded by plants.


A milky fluid containing sugars, proteins, alkaloids, oil etc. Produced in latex vessels of various plants.


Juice-or milklike fluid exuding from a cut or injured portion of some mushrooms, especially species of Lactarius, but also Mycena.


An opaque milky, watery or coloured sap produced by stems or leaves in certain plants when cut.


A milky fluid found in certain plants, such as the opium poppy dandelion, milkweed, and the Brazilian rubber tree.


A viscous, aqueous solution of hydrocarbons, adsorbed proteins, ash, and resin produced mostly by tropical trees and used in the manufacture of rubber products, e.g., surgical gloves.


Milky fluid exuded from some plants when injured.


A pale, creamy liquid or sap derived from specific botanical sources, constituting the essential component of select rubber goods.


 


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