'Lactiferous' definitions:
Definition of 'Lactiferous'
From: GCIDE
- Lactiferous \Lac*tif"er*ous\, a. [l. lac, lactis, milk + -ferous: cf. F. lactif[`e]re.] Bearing or containing milk or a milky fluid; as, the lactiferous vessels, cells, or tissue of various vascular plants. [1913 Webster] Lactific