- yielding or conveying milk
- forming a milky fluid
Origin of lactiferous
Late Latin lactifer from Classical Latin lac (see lacto-) + ferre, to bear + -ouslactiferous
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lactiferous
adjective
- Producing, secreting, or conveying milk.
- Botany Yielding latex.
Related Forms:
- lac·tif′er·ous·ness
noun
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lactiferous - Medical Definition
adj.
- Producing, secreting, or conveying milk.
- Botany Yielding latex.
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- lac·tif′er·ous·ness
n.
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