Definition of Lactea. Meaning of Lactea. Synonyms of Lactea

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Lactea. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Lactea and, of course, Lactea synonyms and on the right images related to the word Lactea.

Definition of Lactea

No result for Lactea. Showing similar results...

Lacteal
Lacteal Lac"te*al, a. [L. lacteus milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk. Cf. Galaxy, Lettuce.] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid. 2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.
Lacteal
Lacteal Lac"te*al, n. (Anat.) One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.
Lacteally
Lacteally Lac"te*al*ly, adv. Milkily; in the manner of milk.
Lactean
Lactean Lac"te*an, a. [See Lacteal.] 1. Milky; consisting of, or resembling, milk. ``This lactean whiteness.' --Moxon. 2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Lacteal; conveying chyle.
Via Lactea
Via Vi"a, n. [L. See Way.] A road way. Via Lactea [L.] (Anat.), the Milky Way, or Galaxy. See Galaxy, 1. Via media [L.] (Theol.), the middle way; -- a name applied to their own position by the Anglican high-churchmen, as being between the Roman Catholic Church and what they term extreme Protestantism.

Meaning of Lactea from wikipedia

- across the night sky. The term is a translation of the classical Latin via lactea, in turn derived from the ****enistic Gr**** γαλαξίας, short for γαλαξίας...
- Euphorbia lactea is a species of spurge native to arid and subtropical regions of South Asia, mainly the Indian Subcontinent. Common names include mottled...
- Malesherbia lactea is a perennial geophyte native to the La Rioja and San Juan regions of Argentina and the Anto****asta and Atacama regions of Chile. It...
- small pratincole, little pratincole, or small Indian pratincole (Glareola lactea) is a small wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. The small pratincole...
- Otala lactea, known as the milk snail or Spanish snail, is a large, edible species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk...
- Chrysaora lactea is a species of sea nettle in the family Pelagiidae. This jellyfish has a bell diameter of up to 25 cm (10 in), and it is native to the...
- Lampea lactea is a species of comb jelly in the family Cydippidae and the genus Lampea. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lampea Stechow, 1921"...
- kamibayashii (Nakai) T.B.Lee Syringa velutina f. lactea (Nakai) T.B.Lee Syringa velutina var. lactea (Nakai) Y.N.Lee Syringa velutina var. palibiniana...
- Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea (Memo Rex Commander and the Atomic Heart of the Milky Way) is the third studio album by Mexican...
- Cr****ula lactea known as Taylor's Parches is a perennial flowering plant native to southern Africa. It blooms in the winter with white flowers. Wikimedia...