Definition of Milkworts. Meaning of Milkworts. Synonyms of Milkworts

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Definition of Milkworts

Milkwort
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.

Meaning of Milkworts from wikipedia

- plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. They are commonly known as milkworts or snakeroots. The genus is distributed widely throughout much of the...
- Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoideae, and Faboideae), Quillajaceae, Polygalaceae or milkworts (including the families Diclidantheraceae, Moutabeaceae, and Xanthophyllaceae)...
- shrubs and trees. Over half of the species are in one genus, Polygala, the milkworts. The family was first described in 1809 by Johann Hoffmansegg and Johann...
- monotypic genus Glaux. The species has a number of common names, including sea milkwort, sea milkweed, and black saltwort. Lysimachia maritima has a cir****polar...
- Whorled milkwort is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Polygala ambigua, flowering plant in the milkwort family first described in 1818...
- Polygala myrtifolia, the myrtle-leaf milkwort, is an evergreen 2–4 m tall South African shrub or small tree found along the southern and south-eastern...
- Senega lutea, commonly known as orange- or yellow milkwort, is a plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) native to pine-barren depressions and swamps...
- Polygala calcarea, the chalk milkwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae, native to western Europe. It is a delicate mat-forming...
- sanguinea, commonly known as purple milkwort, field milkwort, or blood milkwort is an annual species of plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native...
- Polygaloides chamaebuxus, synonym Polygala chamaebuxus, the shrubby milkwort, is an ornamental plant in the family Polygalaceae. Its flowers are solitary...