MILKWORT

Meaning of MILKWORT in English

■ noun a small plant with blue, pink, or white flowers, formerly believed to increase the milk yield of cows and nursing mothers. [ Polygala vulgaris and related species.]

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MILKWORT — noun Date: 1578 any of a genus ( Polygala of the family Polygalaceae, the ~ family) of herbs and shrubs …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MILKWORT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a plant of the genus Polygala ; especially : a European plant ( P. vulgaris ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILKWORT — (n.) A genus of plants (Polygala) of many species. The common European P. vulgaris was supposed to have the power …
Английский словарь Webster
MILKWORT — ( n. ) A genus of plants (Polygala) of many species. The common European P. vulgaris was supposed to have …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MILKWORT — /milk"werrt', -wawrt'/ , n. 1. any plant or shrub of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase the secretion of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILKWORT — n. any plant from the genus Polygala (formerly thought to increase the secretion of milk by nursing women); sea milkwort, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MILKWORT — noun Date: 1578 : any of a genus ( Polygala of the family Polygalaceae, the milkwort family) of herbs and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILKWORT — noun a genus of plants (polygala) of many species. the common european p. vulgaris was supposed to have the power …
Webster English vocab
MILKWORT — [milk.wort] n (1578): any of a genus (Polygala of the family Polygalaceae, the milkwort family) of plants typically having showy …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILKWORT — milkwort BrE AmE ˈmɪlk wɜːt § -wɔːt AmE -wɝːt -wɔːrt ▷ milkwort|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MILKWORT — n. any plant of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase women's milk.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILKWORT — n. any plant of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase women's milk.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILKWORT — n. any plant of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase women's milk.
Oxford English vocab
MILKWORT — истод (ботаника) молочай (Euphorbia gen.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MILKWORT — n бот. молочай ( Euphorbia gen. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MILKWORT — истод
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MILKWORT — (n) молочай
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MILKWORT — n бот. молочай ( Euphorbia gen. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MILKWORT — n бот. молочай ( Euphorbia gen. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MILKWORT — бот. истод (Polygala) - cross-leaved milkwort - dwarf milkwort - field milkwort - fringed milkwort - loose-spiked milkwort - low pine-barren milkwort - marsh milkwort - maryland milkwort - purple …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MILKWORT — бот. истод ( Polygala ) - cross-leaved milkwort - dwarf milkwort - field milkwort - fringed milkwort - loose-spiked milkwort …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MILKWORT — истод (ботаника) молочай (Euphorbia gen.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MILKWORT — n. Pronunciation: ' milk- ˌ w ə rt, - ˌ wo ̇ rt Function: noun Date: 1578 : any of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YELLOW MILKWORT — noun : orange milkwort
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIELD MILKWORT — noun : purple milkwort
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURPLE MILKWORT — см. field milkwort
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DWARF MILKWORT — см. fringed milkwort
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ROGATION FLOWER — noun Etymology: so called from a former practice of making it into garlands that were carried in processions on Rogation …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POLYGALA — pəˈligələ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, from Greek polygalon milkwort, from poly- much (from polys much, many) + gala …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POLYGALA — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, milkwort, from Greek polygalon, from poly- + gala milk — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POLYGALA — [po.lyg.a.la] n [NL, genus name, fr. L, milkwort, fr. Gk polygalon, fr. poly- + gala milk--more at galaxy] (1578): milkwort
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POLYGALALES
Britannica English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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