milkwort

English - Turkish

Definition of milkwort in English Turkish dictionary: sütotu; Polygala vulgaris; sütot

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Definition of milkwort in English English dictionary: Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptra species; {n} a plant, spurge; any of various plants of the genus Polygala; A genus of plants (Polygala) of many species; vulgaris was supposed to have the power of producing a flow of milk in nurses; The common European P; {i} any plant from the genus Polygala (formerly thought to increase the secretion of milk by nursing women); sea milkwort, species of flowering aquatic plant
common milkwort: small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation
orange milkwort: bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers
sea milkwort: A succulent North American plant (Glaux maritima) of shores and brackish marshes, having pink or white flowers
sea milkwort: A low, fleshy perennial herb (Glaux maritima) found along northern seashores
sea milkwort: a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers

milkwort

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