NOUN | plant | milk-vetch, milk vetch | any of various plants of the genus Astragalus |
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Meaning | Any of various plants of the genus Astragalus. | |
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Synonym | milk vetch | |
Member of | Astragalus, genus Astragalus | large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions |
Narrower | alpine milk vetch, Astragalus alpinus | perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America |
purple milk vetch, Astragalus danicus | perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers | |
wild licorice, wild liquorice, Astragalus glycyphyllos | European perennial | |
Broader | woody plant, ligneous plant | A plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems |
Spanish | astrágalo | |
Catalan | astràgal |
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