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tylosoid
noun
ty·lo·soid
\tīˈlōˌsȯid\
Definition of tylosoid
-s
: a protrusion into a resin canal of a conifer resembling a tylosis but produced by proliferation of epithelial cells
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Origin and Etymology of tylosoid
New Latin tylosis + English -oid
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