LACTIFEROUS


Meaning of LACTIFEROUS in English

— lactiferousness , n.

/lak tif"euhr euhs/ , adj.

1. producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.

2. conveying milk or a milky fluid: lactiferous ducts.

[ 1665-75; lactifer that bears milk (see LACTI-, -FER) + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .