milkwort

[ milk-wurt, -wawrt ]

/ ˈmɪlkˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

any plant or shrub of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase the secretion of milk.

sea milkwort.

Origin of milkwort

First recorded in 1570–80; milk + wort²

Words nearby milkwort

milkweed bug, milkweed butterfly, milkweed family, milk-white, milkwood, milkwort, milky, milky disease, Milky Way, mill, millable

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Example sentences from the Web for milkwort

Full busy has May been these days I have missed her, And the milkwort is blooming, and blue falls the speedwell.
Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough|William Morris
The garden was full of weeds and flowers, with daisies on the lawn, and dandelions and milkwort among the beds.
Old Kensington|Miss Thackeray
In 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 Parsons
Seneca Snakeroot belongs to the milkwort family (Polygalaceae).
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding

The Milkwort has flowers which are not always the same colour.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for milkwort

milkwort

/ (ˈmɪlkˌwɜːt) /

noun

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 cowsSee also senega

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单词	milkwort
释义	milkwort [ milk-wurt, -wawrt ] / ˈmɪlkˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt / noun any plant or shrub of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase the secretion of milk. sea milkwort. Origin of milkwort First recorded in 1570–80; milk + wort² Words nearby milkwort milkweed bug, milkweed butterfly, milkweed family, milk-white, milkwood, milkwort, milky, milky disease, Milky Way, mill, millable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for milkwort Full busy has May been these days I have missed her, And the milkwort is blooming, and blue falls the speedwell. Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough\|William Morris The garden was full of weeds and flowers, with daisies on the lawn, and dandelions and milkwort among the beds. Old Kensington\|Miss Thackeray In 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 Parsons Seneca Snakeroot belongs to the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding The Milkwort has flowers which are not always the same colour. Flowers Shown to the Children\|C. E. Smith British Dictionary definitions for milkwort milkwort / (ˈmɪlkˌwɜːt) / noun 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 cowsSee also senega Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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