lactiferous

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/lækˈtɪfərəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lak tif′ər əs)


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lac•tif•er•ous  (lak tif′ər əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. producing or secreting milk:lactiferous glands.
  2. conveying milk or a milky fluid:lactiferous ducts.
  • Neo-Latin lactifer that bears milk (see lacti-, -fer) + -ous
  • 1665–75
lac•tif′er•ous•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lactiferous /lækˈtɪfərəs/ adj
  1. producing, conveying, or secreting milk or a milky fluid
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin lactifer, from lact-, lac milk
'lactiferous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
galactophorous - lacti-

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