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Definition of: lactiferous
(lak·tif′ər·əs) adjective
1. Conveying or containing milk or milky fluid; lacteal.
2. Yielding a milky juice, as certain plants. [<LL lactifer milk-bearing <L lac, lactis milk + -fer -FEROUS]
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