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lactiferous

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CIDE DICTIONARY

lactiferousa. [l. lac, lactis, milk + -ferous: cf. F. lactifère.].
     Bearing or containing milk or a milky fluid; as, the lactiferous vessels, cells, or tissue of various vascular plants.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lactiferous, adj. yielding milk or milky fluid.

Etymology
LL lactifer (as LACTIC)

ROGET THESAURUS

lactiferous

Semiliquidity

N semiliquidity, stickiness, viscidity, viscosity, gummosity, glutinosity, mucosity, spissitude, crassitude, lentor, adhesiveness, inspissation, incrassation, thickening, jelly, mucilage, gelatin, gluten, carlock, fish glue, ichthyocol, ichthycolla, isinglass, mucus, phlegm, goo, pituite, lava, glair, starch, gluten, albumen, milk, cream, protein, treacle, gum, size, glue (tenacity), wax, beeswax, emulsion, soup, squash, mud, slush, slime, ooze, moisture, marsh, semifluid, semiliquid, tremellose, half melted, half frozen, milky, muddy, lacteal, lactean, lacteous, lactescent, lactiferous, emulsive, curdled, thick, succulent, uliginous, gelatinous, albuminous, mucilaginous, glutinous, glutenous, gelatin, mastic, amylaceous, ropy, clammy, clotted, viscid, viscous, sticky, tacky, gooey, slab, slabby, lentous, pituitous, mucid, muculent, mucous, gummy.


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