lactean

adj — 2 senses

lactean

adj

Etymology See lacteal.

1

Archaic, Poetic milky

  • this lactean whiteness1665, Joseph Moxon, A Tutor to Astronomie and Geographie:
2

Obsolete lacteal; conveying chyle

  • lactean veins
  • lactean vessels
Synonyms
lacteous, lactescent

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