Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lac-ta-ceous
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting primarily or exclusively of milk.

adj

Milky in texture or consistency.

Example Sentences

"Infants generally subsist on a lactaceous diet."
"The plant produces lactaceous secretions."

Etymology

From lacto- + -aceous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lacto
Suffix: aceous

Inflected Forms

more lactaceous (comparative) most lactaceous (superlative)

Questions

What does lactaceous mean?: Consisting primarily or exclusively of milk.
Where does lactaceous come from?: From lacto- + -aceous.

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