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lactiferous

/lak-tif-er-uhs/US // lækˈtɪf ər əs //UK // (lækˈtɪfərəs) //

泌乳的,哺乳期,泌乳,泌乳期

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
    • : conveying milk or a milky fluid: lactiferous ducts.

Examples

  • The most characteristic structure, however, and that by which chicory can be easily identified, is the lactiferous tissue.

  • In some cinchona bark a system of lactiferous vessels is found between the liber and mesophlum.

  • Let me curr to quercine shades Effund your albid hausts, lactiferous maids!