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Lactescence

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or state of producing milk, or milky sap. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Resemblance to milk; a milky colour. countable, uncountable

    "[T]his Lacteſcence, if I may ſo call it, does alſo commonly enſue vvhen […] fair VVater is ſuddenly pour'd upon the Tincture or Solution."

  3. 3
    The latex of certain plants. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Compare French lactescence.

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