lactescent /lakˈtes(ə)nt, lækˈtɛs(ə)nt 
/ ▸ adjective milky in appearance. ▪ Botany yielding a milky latex.
– DERIVATIVES lactescence noun – ORIGIN mid 17th century : from Latin lactescent- ‘being milky’, from the verb lactere, from lac, lact- ‘milk’.
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