MILKWORT

milkwort

(noun) any of various plants of the genus Polygala

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

milkwort (countable and uncountable, plural milkworts)

Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.

Source: Wiktionary


Milk"wort`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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