milk-vetch

Definitions of milk-vetch
  1. noun
    any of various plants of the genus Astragalus
    synonyms: milk vetch
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    types:
    Astragalus glycyphyllos, wild licorice, wild liquorice
    European perennial
    Astragalus alpinus, alpine milk vetch
    perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America
    Astragalus danicus, purple milk vetch
    perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers
    type of:
    ligneous plant, woody plant
    a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
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