Lactiferous
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 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."
Example
More examples"The sprouts proliferate and canalize to form the lactiferous ducts and the outbuddings form the alveoli of the mammary glands."
Etymology
From lacto- + -i- + -ferous.