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Noun: exudate  'eks-yoo,deyt
  1. A substance that oozes out from plant pores
    "The tree's sticky exudate attracted various insects";
    - exudation
Verb: exudate  'eks-yoo,deyt
  1. Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
    "The tree exudated sap from its bark";
    - exude, transude, ooze out, ooze

Derived forms: exudated, exudates, exudating

Type of: discharge, egest, eliminate, emission, excrete, pass

Encyclopedia: Exudate