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lactescent

(lak tes′ənt)

adjective

becoming milky
of a milky appearance
1. secreting milk
2. forming or exuding a milky fluid: said of certain plants

Origin: L lactescens, prp. of lactescere, to turn into milk < lactare: see lactate

Related Forms:

lactescence noun

See lactescent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Becoming milky.
Milky.
Biology Secreting or yielding a milky juice, as certain plants and insects.

Origin:

Origin: Latin lactēscēns, lactēscent-

Origin: , present participle of lactēscere, inchoative of lactēre, to be milky

Origin: , from lac, lact-, milk; see melg- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

lac·tesˈcence noun

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