Meanings
nouncommon milkwort (plural common milkworts)
plural common milkworts
- A plant of species Polygala vulgaris.
- A plant of species Senega sanguinea.
Synonyms: purple milkwort, field milkwort, blood milkwort
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA plant of species Senega sanguinea.
Similar
purple milkwortfield milkwortblood milkwort
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation
Similar
gand flowerPolygala vulgaris
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch gewone vleugeltjesbloem
- gewone vleugeltjesbloemPolygala vulgaris
Welsh amlaethai cyffredin, llysiau Crist
- amlaethai cyffredinPolygala vulgaris
- llysiau CristPolygala vulgaris
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Chicago
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