resin canal
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resin canal
a duct which occurs in wood and bark, particularly in conifers, the glandular epithelium of which secretes essential oils.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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In conifers, the terpenes are laid down in the specialized cells of
resin canals or oil glands.
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