lactēns adj. P. of * lacteo from lac, taking milk, suckling: Romulus: vitulus, O.: hostiae, L.

—As subst: lactentibus rem divinam facere, L.: viscera lactentia, i. e. sucklings, O.

—Yielding milk, full of milk: uber, L.

—Milky, sappy, juicy: sata teneris lactentia sucis, O.: (annus) lactens Vere novo, i. e. tender, juicy, O.