resinous

Speech parts

1. resinous - Adjective

2. resinous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Phrases with the word

Anagrams

Examples

Whatever flames upon the night Man's own resinous heart has fed. William Butler Yeats

O singers, resinous and soft your songs Above the sacred whisper of the pines, Give virgin lips to cornfield concubines, Bring dreams of Christ to dusky cane-lipped throngs. Jean Toomer

Both the translucent inner pulp and the resinous yellow aloin from wounding the aloe plant are used externally for skin discomforts. Source: Internet

Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick (broodlac) that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infested. citation Thousands of lac insects colonize the branches of the host trees and secrete the resinous pigment. Source: Internet

Commercial pines are grown in plantations for timber that is denser, more resinous, and therefore more durable than spruce (Picea). Source: Internet

It was used for both the lac insect (because of their enormous number) and the scarlet resinous secretion it produces. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms