tylosoid

noun

ty·​lo·​soid

tīˈlōˌsȯid

plural -s

: a protrusion into a resin canal of a conifer resembling a tylosis but produced by proliferation of epithelial cells

Word History

Etymology

New Latin tylosis + English -oid

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