Definitions for: Milkwort


[n] any of various plants of the genus Polygala



Webster (1913) Definition: Milk"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A genus of plants (Polygala) of many species. The common
European P. vulgaris was supposed to have the power of
producing a flow of milk in nurses.

Note: The species of Campanula, or bellflower, are
sometimes called milkwort, from their juice.

See Also: bird-on-the-wing, candyweed, common milkwort, flowering wintergreen, fringed polygala, gand flower, gaywings, genus Polygala, orange milkwort, Polygala, Polygala alba, Polygala lutea, Polygala paucifolia, Polygala senega, Polygala vulgaris, Seneca snakeroot, senega, senega root, senega snakeroot, Seneka snakeroot, senga root, subshrub, suffrutex, yellow bachelor's button, yellow milkwort

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