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-Store their wastes in non-toxic forms in the leaves/flowers/fruits/barks that age and drop off from the plants;
-Store in xylem tissue away from living cells;
-Their accumulation is slow therefore low metabolic activity;
-Some waste products are re-used in the same plant;
-Exudes gums, resins and salts from the bark. Any first two
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