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lactiferous
(redirected from Lactiferous ducts)

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lac·tif·er·ous  (lk-tfr-s)
adj.
1. Producing, secreting, or conveying milk.
2. Botany Yielding latex.
lac·tifer·ous·ness n.
lactiferous [lækˈtɪfərəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) producing, conveying, or secreting milk or a milky fluid lactiferous ducts
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany containing latex; laticiferous
[from Latin lactifer, from lact-, lac milk]
lactiferousness  n


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