Cardamom has a strong, unique taste, with an intensely aromatic, resinous fragrance. They contain tannin and when bruised give a resinous fragrance. Lac insects secrete a resinous substance called lac. The seeds are coated with a sticky resinous substance. Color varies between black, greenish black, and dark brown with a resinous luster. The winter buds are green, with a sticky resinous coating. The whole plant emits a strong smell&colon; bitter, resinous, or medicinal. Whitlockites exhibit a vitreous to resinous luster. The branches are smooth and somewhat sticky, being scattered with resinous warts. Ripe intact mangoes give off a distinctive resinous, sweet smell. The winter buds are ovoid or globose, usually rounded at the apex and not resinous. Woods with resinous qualities, such as cedar, are preferred for their lengthier burning times. The trunks are columnar and have relatively large piths with resinous cortices. The sap, which is sticky and resinous, can cause contact dermatitis in sensitive people. Pitchwood is the resinous wood which decays last from dead conifers.