1. Producing, secreting, or conveying milk or a milky fluid.
Usage: Chiefly used in biology and anatomy to describe ducts, glands, or vessels in mammals.

Examples

• The lactiferous ducts in the breast carry milk from the glands to the nipple.
• Lactiferous vessels in plants transport a milky sap throughout the tissue.
• During lactation, the lactiferous system becomes more active and enlarged.
• The cow's lactiferous glands produce the milk that is collected for dairy products.
• Damage to lactiferous ducts can interfere with normal milk flow in nursing mothers.