milkwort
any plant or shrub of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase the secretion of milk.
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How to use milkwort in a sentence
The milkwort has flowers which are not always the same colour.
Flowers Shown to the Children | C. E. SmithYou may find them either pink, or blue, or white, but I think the blue milkwort is the commonest.
Flowers Shown to the Children | C. E. SmithThe garden was full of weeds and flowers, with daisies on the lawn, and dandelions and milkwort among the beds.
Old Kensington | Miss ThackerayIn late spring the little flowers of the milkwort are common upon dry hill-slopes in the shade of the trees.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits | Mary Elizabeth ParsonsIt is to be found in August and September on the common milkwort (Polygala vulgaris).
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series | Richard South
British Dictionary definitions for milkwort
/ (ˈmɪlkˌwɜːt) /
any of several plants of the genus Polygala, having small blue, pink, or white flowers with two petal-like sepals: family Polygalaceae. They were formerly believed to increase milk production in cows: See also senega
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