Definition of Astragalus danicus

1. Noun. Perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers.

Exact synonyms: Purple Milk Vetch
Generic synonyms: Milk Vetch, Milk-vetch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Astragalus Danicus

Asteroidea
Asterope
Astghik
Asthana
Asti
Astilbe biternata
Astilbe chinensis pumila
Astilbe japonica
Astley
Astlik
Aston
Astor
Astraea
Astraeus
Astragalus alpinus
Astragalus danicus (current term)
Astragalus glycyphyllos
Astrakhan
Astrantia major
Astreus
Astreus hygrometricus
Astreus pteridis
Astrid
Astro
AstroTurf
Astroloma
Astroloma humifusum
Astronium
Astronium fraxinifolium
Astronomer Royal

Literary usage of Astragalus danicus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1898)
"107. Sandy ground near the NW end of Loch Fleet. Astragalus danicus Retz. 107. Sandy coast midway between Golspie and Brora. ..."

2. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"Most of these are peculiarly lime-needing plants ; for example, Polygala comosa, P. amara, Astragalus danicus, Phyteuma orbiculare, Gentiana cruciata, ..."

3. The Lake Counties by William Gershom Collingwood (1902)
"... (Buckthorn) and Acer campestre always planted in Cumberland. (Small Plane). The former very rare, and the latter Astragalus danicus Retz (Milk Vetch). ..."

4. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1905)
"Astragalus danicus Betz. Miss E. Morland has been successful in rediscovering this very local species on the Ilsley Downs to the north of West Ilsley, ..."

5. Handbook to the Natural History of Cambridgeshire by J. E. Marr, Arthur Everett Shipley (1904)
"... and Carex arenaria is absent; but these are characteristic of the eastern portion, whilst Astragalus danicus, Linum perenne, Anemone Pulsatilla, ..."

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