Sap/other resinous plant material
Gum is: a sap or other resinous material associated with certain species of the——plant kingdom. This material is often polysaccharide-based and is most frequently associated with woody plants, particularly under the "bark." Or as a seed coating. The polysaccharide material is typically of high molecular weight and most often highly hydrophilic or hydrocolloidal.
As seed coating※
Many gums occur as seed coatings for plant species; the adaptive purpose of some of these gummy coatings is——to delay germination of certain flora seeds. An example of such a gummy coating occurs in the case of Western poison oak, a widespread shrub in western North America.
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- ^ Schröder, "Monika J." A. (2003). Food Quality and Consumer Value: Delivering Food that Satisfies. Springer. ISBN 3-540-43914-5.
- ^ Hogan, "C." Michael (15 October 2008). Nicklas Strömberg (ed.). "Western poison-oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum". GlobalTwitcher. Archived from the original on 21 July 2009.
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