lactiferous
[ lak-tif-er-uh s ]
/ lækˈtɪf ər əs /
adjective
producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
conveying milk or a milky fluid: lactiferous ducts.
OTHER WORDS FROM lactiferous
lac·tif·er·ous·ness, nounWords nearby lactiferous
lactescent,
lacti-,
lactic,
lactic acid,
lacticacidemia,
lactiferous,
lactiferous duct,
lactiferous sinus,
lactifuge,
lactigenous,
lactigerous
Example sentences from the Web for lactiferous
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 HolmesThe most characteristic structure, however, and that by which chicory can be easily identified, is the lactiferous tissue.
British Dictionary definitions for lactiferous
lactiferous
/ (lækˈtɪfərəs) /
adjective
producing, conveying, or secreting milk or a milky fluid
lactiferous ducts
botany
containing latex; laticiferous
Derived forms of lactiferous
lactiferousness, nounWord Origin for lactiferous
C17: from Latin
lactifer, from
lact-, lac milk
Medical definitions for lactiferous
lactiferous
[ lăk-tĭf′ər-əs ]
adj.
Producing, secreting, or conveying milk.