Resinosa
/rez-ih-NOH-sa/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: resinosus, resinosum
A texture and property epithet indicating the plant produces or is coated in resin — a sticky, often aromatic, waterproofing substance. Resinous plants have distinctive scents and often have ecological and medicinal uses. Appears as resinosa (feminine); resinosus (masculine) or resinosum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin resinosus, meaning "resinous" or "full of resin," from resina (resin).
Example
“Pinus resinosa (red pine) and Abies balsamea — both producing copious, fragrant resin — are classic resinous conifers, and Betula glandulosa shares the sticky resinous glands the epithet records.”