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Webster 1913 Edition


Guttiferous

Gut-tif′er-ous

,
Adj.
(Bot.)
(a)
Yielding gum or resinous substances.
(b)
Pertaining to a natural order of trees and shrubs (
Guttiferæ
) noted for their abounding in a resinous sap.

Definition 2024


guttiferous

guttiferous

English

Adjective

guttiferous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Yielding gum or resinous substances.
  2. (botany) Relating to a natural grouping of trees and shrubs (family Guttiferae, now Clusiaceae) that abound in resinous sap.