lactaceous

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adjective

Consisting primarily or exclusively of milk.

“The plant produces lactaceous secretions.”

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Meanings

adjectivelactaceous (comparative more lactaceous, superlative most lactaceous)

comparative more lactaceous · superlative most lactaceous

  1. Consisting primarily or exclusively of milk.

    Infants generally subsist on a lactaceous diet.

  2. Milky in texture or consistency.

    The plant produces lactaceous secretions.

Origin

From lacto- + -aceous.

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Cite this entry
APA

lactaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactaceous

MLA

“lactaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lactaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactaceous.

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