• A leguminous herb (Astragalus glycyphyllos) of Europe and Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in goats.
Milk' vetch` (Botany) A leguminous herb ( Astragalus glycyphyllos ) of Europe and Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in goats. » The name is sometimes taken for the whole genus Astragalus , of which there are about two hundred species in North America, and even more elsewhere.
[n] - any of various plants of the genus Astragalus
milk-vetch noun any of various plants of the genus Astragalus