What does "lactiferous" mean?

Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid.

What is a synonym for "lactiferous"?

Common synonyms include: galactophorous, lacteal, lacteous, milk, milky, milky.

adj

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Adjective

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Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid. not-comparable
"The sprouts proliferate and canalize to form the lactiferous ducts and the outbuddings form the alveoli of the mammary glands."

"The sprouts proliferate and canalize to form the lactiferous ducts and the outbuddings form the alveoli of the mammary glands."

From lacto- + -i- + -ferous.

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