Talk:Resin

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Could someone clear up weather or not resin and Sap (plant) are the same? Our article on sap seems a little confused. Savatar 04:37, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

"This article is about the chemical secretion and not the resin from smoking weed. For other uses, see Resin (disambiguation)." I think the "from smoking weed" part is not very encyclopedia like. Perhaps From smoking cannabis should be put in place.

– Is there any information as to _why_ plants produce resin? Is it a part of some repair mechanism? How does the high flammability factor in? Thx. Wikiak 23:28, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Clarification of terminology

In England and its former colonies the word "Resin" is used to describe a synthetic substance while "Rosin", as defined by the Oxford dictionary, is used in reference to the natural substance produced by trees. In the USA and some other parts of the world the word "Resin" as defined by the Webster Dictionary is used to describe both substances.Geoffrey Wickham 02:14, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why do trees make resin?

Per THIS EDIT on the science ref desk, a major deficiency of this article is the lack of information on why trees secrete resin in the first place. Anchoress 01:13, 13 June 2007 (UTC)