lactescent
[ lak-tes-uhnt ]
adjective
becoming or being milky.
Botany, Entomology. secreting or producing a milky juice.
Origin of lactescent
1Other words from lactescent
- lac·tes·cence, lac·tes·cen·cy, noun
- non·lac·tes·cent, adjective
Words Nearby lactescent
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How to use lactescent in a sentence
Umbilication rapidly occurs at the apex, and simultaneously their contents become lactescent and gradually sero-purulent.
lactescent, producing milky juice, as does the Milkweed, &c.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for lactescent
lactescent
/ (lækˈtɛsənt) /
adjective
(of plants and certain insects) secreting a milky fluid
milky or becoming milky
Origin of lactescent
1C18: from Latin lactescēns, from lactescēre to become milky, from lact-, lac milk
Derived forms of lactescent
- lactescence, noun
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