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lactescent

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lactescent /lakˈtɛsnt /
▸ adjective milky in appearance.
▪ Botany yielding a milky latex.
– DERIVATIVES
lactescence /lakˈtɛsn(t)s / noun
– ORIGIN mid 17th century: from Latin lactescent- ‘being milky’, from the verb lactere, from lac, lact- ‘milk’.