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Milkwort n. (Bot.) A genus of plants (Polygala) of many species. The common European Polygala 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.

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Words linked to "Milkwort" : Polygala, common milkwort, orange milkwort, yellow milkwort, Polygala senega, flowering wintergreen, genus Polygala, sea milkwort, Polygala paucifolia, subshrub, senega root, bird-on-the-wing, suffrutex, senega snakeroot, milkwort family, Polygala lutea, Polygala alba, Seneka snakeroot, gaywings, gand flower, senega, candyweed, yellow bachelor's button, fringed polygala, Polygala vulgaris