Definition of Milk vetch

1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Astragalus.

Exact synonyms: Milk-vetch
Group relationships: Astragalus, Genus Astragalus
Specialized synonyms: Astragalus Glycyphyllos, Wild Licorice, Wild Liquorice, Alpine Milk Vetch, Astragalus Alpinus, Astragalus Danicus, Purple Milk Vetch
Generic synonyms: Ligneous Plant, Woody Plant

Medical Definition of Milk vetch

1. A leguminous herb (Astragalus glycyphyllos) of Europe and Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in goats. The name is sometimes taken for the whole genus Astragalus, of which there are about two hundred species in North America, and even more elsewhere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Milk Vetch

milk sickness
milk sister
milk sisters
milk snake
milk snakes
milk spots
milk substitute
milk substitutes
milk sugar
milk tea
milk teeth
milk tetter
milk thistle
milk thistles
milk tooth
milk vetch (current term)
milk wagon
milk whey
milkable
milkaholic
milkaholics
milkbar
milkbars
milkcap
milkcrate
milkcrates
milked
milken
milker
milker's nodule virus

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