Question

A sticky fluid is being collected from the bark of a
tree. What is this sticky fluid?

Answer 1

Answer:

gum, in botany, adhesive substance of vegetable origin, mostly obtained as exudate from the bark of trees or shrubs belonging to the family Fabaceae (Leguminosae) of the pea order Fabales. Some plant gums, such as gum arabic, dissolve in water to give clear solutions. ...