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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Lactescence

· Lac·tes·cence · IPA
01 n. The state or quality of producing milk, or milklike juice; resemblance to milk; a milky color.
  1. 1.
    The state or quality of producing milk, or milklike juice; resemblance to milk; a milky color.
    “This lactescence does commonly ensue when . . . fair water is suddenly poured upon the solution.” Boyle.
  2. 2.
    The latex of certain plants. See Latex.(Bot.) See: Latex