lactārĭus, a, um, adj. [lac], of or belonging to milk, containing milk, milky; made of milk or with milk.
I In gen.: lactaria columna in foro holitorio dicta, quod ibi infantes lacte alendos deferebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 88: herba, milk-weed , Plin. 26, 8, 39, § 62: opus, food prepared with milk , Lampr. Heliog. 32: Mons, a hill in Campania, famous for its pasture , Cassiod. Var. 11, 10 init. —So, absol. : lactārĭum , ii, n., milkfood , Lampr. Heliog. 26.— lactārĭus , ii, m., a preparer of milk-food , Lampr. Heliog. 27, 3.—Also, a seller of milk , = γαλακτοπώλης, Gloss. Labb.—
II In partic., suckling, giving suck : boves, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 17.