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lactiferous
[ lak-tif-er-uhs ]
/ lækˈtɪf ər əs /
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adjective
producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
conveying milk or a milky fluid: lactiferous ducts.
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OTHER WORDS FROM lactiferous
lac·tif·er·ous·ness, nounWords nearby lactiferous
lacteous, lactescent, lacti-, lactic, lactic acid, lactiferous, lactivist, lacto-, lactobacillus, lactoferrin, lactoflavin
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How to use lactiferous in a sentence
The most characteristic structure, however, and that by which chicory can be easily identified, is the lactiferous tissue.
In some cinchona bark a system of lactiferous vessels is found between the liber and mesophlum.
Let me curr to quercine shades Effund your albid hausts, lactiferous maids!
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for lactiferous
lactiferous
/ (lækˈtɪfərəs) /
adjective
producing, conveying, or secreting milk or a milky fluidlactiferous ducts
botany containing latex; laticiferous
Derived forms of lactiferous
lactiferousness, nounWord Origin for lactiferous
C17: from Latin lactifer, from lact-, lac milk
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