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Milk vetch

Milk vetch Meaning & Definition
Milk vetch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Milk vetch?

[n] any of various plants of the genus Astragalus

Synonyms | Synonyms for Milk vetch: 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

Milk vetch In Webster's Dictionary

\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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