Etymology

colostrum

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Today it means: A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth. Full definition →

Latin colostrum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcolostrum
  2. English todaycolostrum

Borrowed from Latin colostrum, of uncertain origin.

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