"lactean" meaning in English

See lactean in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more lactean [comparative], most lactean [superlative]
Etymology: See lacteal. Head templates: {{en-adj}} lactean (comparative more lactean, superlative most lactean)
  1. (poetic) milky Tags: poetic Categories (topical): Milk
    Sense id: en-lactean-en-adj-OxB5X75O Disambiguation of Milk: 49 51
  2. lacteal; conveying chyle Categories (topical): Milk Synonyms (conveying chyle): lacteous
    Sense id: en-lactean-en-adj-UzhfNKLZ Disambiguation of Milk: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of 'conveying chyle': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lacteous (alt: milky), lactescent, lacteous
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