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milkwort |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Milkwort \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: milkwort n : any of various plants of the genus Polygala
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