What does lactescent mean?
Definitions for lactescent
lactes·cent
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lactescentadjective
milky
Etymology: From lactescens, present participle of lactesco
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Lactescentadjective
Producing Milk.
Etymology: lactescens, Latin.
Amongst the pot-herbs are some lactescent plants, as lettuce and endive, which contain a wholesome juice. Arbuth.
Webster Dictionary
Lactescentadjective
having a milky look; becoming milky
Lactescentadjective
producing milk or a milklike juice or fluid, as the milkweed. See Latex
Etymology: [L. lactescens, p. pr. of lactescere to turn to milk, incho. fr. lactere to be milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactescent.]
Entomology
Lactescent
secreting or yielding a milky fluid.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lactescent in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lactescent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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