HyperDic: milk_vetch

English > 1 sense of the expression milk vetch:
NOUNplantmilk vetch, milk-vetchany of various plants of the genus Astragalus
English > milk vetch: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various plants of the genus Astragalus.
Synonymmilk-vetch
Member ofAstragalus, genus Astragaluslarge genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions
Narroweralpine milk vetch, Astragalus alpinusperennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America
purple milk vetch, Astragalus danicusperennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers
wild licorice, wild liquorice, Astragalus glycyphyllosEuropean perennial
Broaderwoody plant, ligneous plantA plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
Spanishastrágalo
Catalanastràgal

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