lactiferous

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adjective

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

Similar
galactophorous
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Latin ferō ← Proto-Italic *ferō →
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Meanings

adjectivelactiferous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAble 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.

    1997, Comprehensive Toxicology: Reproductive and endocrine toxicology, page 258

    Synonyms: galactophorous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAble to secrete milk or a milky fluid such as latex.

Similar
galactophorous
Also see
galactophorouslacteousmilky

Origin

  1. Latinlac
  2. Englishlacto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  5. Proto-Italic*ferō
  6. Latinferō
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  9. Englishlactiferous

From lacto- + -i- + -ferous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lactiferous

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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