lactiferous

adj

Etymology

From lacto- + -i- + -ferous.

Definitions

  1. Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid such as latex.

    • The sprouts proliferate and canalize to form the lactiferous ducts and the outbuddings form the alveoli of the mammary glands.

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