resinaceous

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resinaceous

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Borrowed from Latin rēsīnāceus; equivalent to resin + -aceous.

adjective

not comparable, rare Having the quality of resin; yielding resin. Sometimes I lost track of them and had to hunt round in a circle, thrusting through sharp-scented bushes, scratching myself on various plants which were still new to me: resinaceous [translating résineux] rock-roses, juniper, ilex, yellow and white asphodel.
Similar: resinous, resiniferous

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@misc{resinaceous_2026,
  title = {resinaceous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/resinaceous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}