'Milkwort' definitions:
Definition of 'milkwort'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Polygala
Definition of 'Milkwort'
From: GCIDE
- Milkwort \Milk"wort`\, 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The species of Campanula, or bellflower, are sometimes called milkwort, from their juice. [1913 Webster]