Meaning of MILK VETCH
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[n] any of various plants of the genus Astragalus |
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| | Synonyms: | | milkvetch |
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| | See Also: | | alpine milk vetch, Astragalus, Astragalus alpinus, Astragalus danicus, Astragalus glycyphyllos, genus Astragalus, ligneous plant, purple milk vetch, wild licorice, wild liquorice, woody plant | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Milk" vetch`\ (Bot.)
A leguminous herb ({Astragalus glycyphyllos}) of Europe and
Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in goats.
Note: The name is sometimes taken for the whole genus
{Astragalus}, of which there are about two hundred
species in North America, and even more elsewhere.
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