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lacteous

[ lak-tee-uhs ]
/ ˈlæk ti əs /
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adjective Archaic.
milky; of the color of milk.
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Origin of lacteous

1640–50; <Latin lacteus;see lact-, -eous

OTHER WORDS FROM lacteous

non·lac·te·ous, adjective
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