[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lactescent \lactes"cent\, a. l. lactescens, p. pr. of
   lactescere to turn to milk, incho. fr. lactere to be milky,
   fr. lac, lactis, milk: cf. f. lactescent.
   1. having a milky look; becoming milky. obs.
      1913 webster

   2. bot. producing milk or a milklike juice or fluid, as the
      milkweed. see latex.
      1913 webster
see also:
latex 

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