Glanduligerous

/ɡlænˌdjuːlɪˈdʒɛrəs/ adjective

Definition

Bearing or carrying glands; producing or containing glands.

Etymology

From Latin 'glandula' (gland) + '-gerous' (bearing, carrying). This variant of glanduliferous developed in biological nomenclature to describe gland-bearing structures.

Kelly Says

This word is so specialized it barely appears in regular English—it's practically a secret code that only botanists and entomologists use to talk about which insects and plants are gland-carriers.

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