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View synonyms for lactescent

lactescent

[ lak-tes-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. becoming or being milky.
  2. Botany, Entomology. secreting or producing a milky juice.


lactescent

/ lækˈtɛsənt /

adjective

  1. (of plants and certain insects) secreting a milky fluid
  2. milky or becoming milky
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Derived Forms

  • lacˈtescence, noun
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Other Words From

  • lac·tescence lac·tescen·cy noun
  • nonlac·tescent adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lactescent1

1660–70; < Latin lactēscent- (stem of lactēscēns ), present participle of lactēscere to turn into milk, produce milk. See lact-, -escent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lactescent1

C18: from Latin lactescēns, from lactescēre to become milky, from lact-, lac milk
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Example Sentences

Umbilication rapidly occurs at the apex, and simultaneously their contents become lactescent and gradually sero-purulent.

Lactescent, producing milky juice, as does the Milkweed, &c.

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