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lactiferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
lac-t-if-er-ous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid such as latex.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous English lactiferous From lacto- + -i- + -ferous.

Derived Forms

lactiferousness

Frequently Paired Words

laticiferous

Synonyms

galactophorous

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous

Questions

What does lactiferous mean?
Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid such as latex.
Where does lactiferous come from?
Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous English lactiferous From lacto- + -i- + -ferous.

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