What does "lactescent" mean?
Lactescent: (Bot.) Producing milk or a milklike juice or fluid, as the milkweed. See Latex.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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