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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lactescence \Lac*tes"cence\, noun [Cf. F. lactescence.]
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. (Bot.) The latex of certain plants. See {Latex}.
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