Origin: L latex (gen. laticis), a fluid, liquid < Gr latax, a drop, wine lees < IE base *lat-, wet > MIr laith, beer
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noun pl. la·ti·ces (lāˈtĭ-sēzˌ, lătˈĭ-) or la·tex·es
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Origin: Latin, fluid
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