milkwort

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noun

Any of more than five hundred species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.

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Rogation-flower
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Meanings

nounmilkwort (countable and uncountable, plural milkworts)

plural milkworts

  1. countableuncountableAny of more than five hundred species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.

    Synonyms: Rogation-flower

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of more than five hundred species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.

Similar
Rogation-flower

Origin

From milk + wort.

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Translations

Ancient Greek πολύγαλον
  • πολύγαλον (polúgalon)Polygala
Bulgarian телчарка
  • телчарка (telčarka)Polygala
Catalan polígala
  • polígalaPolygala
Dutch vleugeltjesbloem
  • vleugeltjesbloemPolygala
Esperanto poligalo
  • poligaloPolygala
Finnish linnunruoho
  • linnunruohoPolygala
French polygale
  • polygalePolygala
German Kreuzblume
  • KreuzblumePolygala
Hungarian pacsirtafű
  • pacsirtafűPolygala
Italian poligala
  • poligalaPolygala
Polish krzyżownica
  • krzyżownicaPolygala
Romanian amăreală, poligală
  • amărealăPolygala
  • poligalăPolygala
Russian исто́д
  • исто́д (istód)Polygala
Welsh amlaethai
  • amlaethaiPolygala
Cite this entry
APA

milkwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milkwort

MLA

“milkwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milkwort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milkwort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milkwort.

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