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A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc up…

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  1. n. A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation.
  2. n. a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
  3. n. a water-base paint that has a latex binder
  4. A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation.
  5. A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (calledlatex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles ofthe plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instancesyields caoutchouc upon coagulation.
  6. n:100 n. a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air