lactescent
adjective
lac·tes·cent
(ˈ)lak¦tesᵊnt
1
: becoming or appearing milky
2
a
: secreting milk
b
: yielding a milky juice —used of a plant
Word History
Etymology
Latin lactescent-, lactescens, present participle of lactescere to turn to milk, inchoative of lactēre to be milky, from lact-, lac milk