lactescent

adjective

lac·​tes·​cent

(ˈ)lak¦tesᵊnt

1

: becoming or appearing milky

2

a

: secreting milk

b

: yielding a milky juice

—used of a plant

Word History

Etymology

Latin lactescent-, lactescens, present participle of lactescere to turn to milk, inchoative of lactēre to be milky, from lact-, lac milk

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