Lactiferous a. : Bearing or containing milk or a milky fluid; as, the lactiferous vessels, cells, or tissue of various vascular plants.Example:TaxonomyLactiferous duct, duct, botany, latex vessels, Dictionary, cells, lak, kt, channel, carries, WordNet, mammary gland, milk duct, Unanswered questions, Medical Dictionary, galactophore, breast, Lactiferous ducts.Defination from the web:lactiferous duct ( lak′tifərəs ′dəkt ) ( botany ) A tubular channel consisting of latex vessels or latex cells; carries the latex produced by the ... Lactiferous ducts lead from the lobules of the mammary gland to the tip of the nipple. ...
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