| 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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