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WOUND GUM [1 record]

Record 1 2000-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

A dark, amorphous, gummy substance produced in the wood of hardwoods and some softwoods in response to injury, infection, or other irritation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

[...] gomme provoquée par une irritation, infection ou blessure.

OBS

gomme : De façon très générale, exsudat non volatil et visqueux de nombreux arbres ou plantes, qui se dissout ou gonfle au contact de l'eau; la structure chimique en est complexe mais on peut considérer que le plus souvent ce sont des hydrocarbonates polymérisés.

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