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lactiferous definition

lac·tif·er·ous (lak tif′ər əs)

adjective

  1. yielding or conveying milk
  2. forming a milky fluid

Etymology: LL lactifer < L lac (see lacto-) + ferre, to bear + -ous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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