Resin oozing from wood. Cross-section of a trunk of the larch tree (Larix eurolepis) showing the circular bands of growth rings, each ring representin

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Resin oozing from wood. Cross-section of a trunk of the larch tree (Larix eurolepis) showing the circular bands of growth rings, each ring representing a year of growth for the tree. Resin is being exuded from the cut end. This is produced within resin ducts and is thought to serve as a deterrent to wood-boring beetles and as a defence against rot fungi.

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Keywords: beetle, botany, cross-section, defence, eurolepis, exudate, exuding, fungal, growth, hybrid, insect, larch, larix, nature, oozing, plant, plants, protection, resin, ring, rings, tree, trunk, wood, wood-boring