About The Word Milk vetch
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Milk vetch
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What's The Definition Of Milk vetch?
[n] any of various plants of the genus Astragalus
Synonyms | Synonyms for Milk vetch: milkvetch Related Terms | Find terms related to Milk vetch: 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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