lac'tescence
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of plants and certain insects) secreting a milky fluid |
| 2. | milky or becoming milky |
| [C18: from Latin lactescēns, from lactescēre to become milky, from lact-, lac milk] | |
| lac'tescence | |
| —n | |
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