'Lactescence' definitions:
Definition of 'Lactescence'
From: GCIDE
- Lactescence \Lac*tes"cence\, n. [Cf. F. lactescence.]
- 1. The state or quality of producing milk, or milklike juice; resemblance to milk; a milky color. [1913 Webster]
- This lactescence does commonly ensue when . . . fair water is suddenly poured upon the solution. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) The latex of certain plants. See Latex. [1913 Webster]