adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   milky poetic

   "this lactean whiteness"

2. 2
   lacteal; conveying chyle

Synonyms

All synonyms

lacteouslactescent

Etymology

See lacteal.

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