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lactary

[ lak-tuh-ree ]

adjective

, Archaic.
  1. of, relating to, or of the nature of milk.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lactary1

First recorded in 1615–25, lactary is from the Latin word lactārius milk-giving. See lact-, -ary

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