Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Yielding gum or resinous substances; specifically, belonging or pertaining to the order Guttiferæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Yielding gum or resinous substances.
- adjective Pertaining to a natural order of trees and shrubs (Guttiferæ) noted for their abounding in a resinous sap.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany Yielding
gum orresinous substances. - adjective botany Relating to a natural
order oftrees andshrubs (Guttiferae) that abound in resinoussap .
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After correctly spelling "anatomy" in round two, he misspelled his round three word, "guttiferous," which refers to trees 'propensity to produce gum or resinous substances.
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reesetee commented on the word guttiferous
In botany, yielding gum or resinous substances; pertaining to a natural order of trees and shrubs noted for their abundance of resinous sap.
February 9, 2008