lac'tiferousness
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lactiferous (lækˈtɪfərəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | producing, conveying, or secreting milk or a milky fluid: lactiferous ducts |
| 2. | botany containing latex; laticiferous |
| [C17: from Latin lactifer, from lact-, lac milk] | |
| lac'tiferousness | |
| —n | |
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