lactescent adjective.
[lak'tɛs(ǝ)nt] M17.[Latin lactescent- pres. ppl stem of lactescere, from lactere be milky, from lact-, lac milk: see -ESCENT.]1. Becoming milky; having a milky appearance.
M17.2. Botany. Yielding a milky juice.
L17.3. Producing or secreting milk.
L18. ■ lactescence noun a milky appearance, milkiness
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