Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being lactescent; milkiness or milky coloration.
- noun In botany, an abundant flow of juice or sap from a plant when wounded, commonly white, but sometimes yellow or red.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or quality of producing milk, or milklike juice; resemblance to milk; a milky color.
- noun (Bot.) The latex of certain plants. See
Latex .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or quality of producing
milk , ormilky sap . - noun Resemblance to milk; a milky colour.
- noun botany The
latex of certainplants .
Etymologies
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Compare French lactescence.
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