单词 | waxy substance |
释义 | waxy substance This waxy substance repels water (protecting the plant), as well as insects, which find it difficult to walk on. Times, Sunday Times The tiny, blunt-ended hairs found particularly on auriculas are the cause - the hairs are actually hollow, and they secrete a waxy substance, creating a powdery look. Times, Sunday Times The thorns are tipped with a black, waxy substance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After recovery, the paddle was treated with an unknown waxy substance for conservation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cork cell walls contain suberin, a waxy substance which protects the stem against water loss, the invasion of insects into the stem, and prevents infections by bacteria and fungal spores. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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