Found 2 items, similar to milkwort.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: milkwort
milkwort
n : any of various plants of the genus Polygala
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Milkwort
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]