MILKWORT


Meaning of MILKWORT in English

/milk"werrt', -wawrt'/ , n.

1. any plant or shrub of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase the secretion of milk.

2. See sea milkwort .

[ 1570-80; MILK + WORT 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .