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Definition of Alpine milk vetch
1. Noun. Perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpine Milk Vetch
Literary usage of Alpine milk vetch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine Flowers by William Sutherland (1871)
"... alpina (Alpine Milk- Vetch).—This is a very distinct species. It is prostrate,
with branching stems clothed with pinnate hairy leaves ; the flowers, ..."
2. Wild Flowers of the North American Mountains by Julia W. Henshaw (1915)
"Astragalus alpinus, or alpine milk vetch, is a dainty pale mauve species, with
small loosely flowered heads and delicate foliage. It is frequently found at ..."
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