• (n.) A genus of plants (Polygala) of many species. The common European P. vulgaris was supposed to have the power of producing a flow of milk in nurses. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/milkwort/
Milk'wort` noun (Botany) A genus of plants ( Polygala ) of many species. The common European P. vulgaris was supposed to have the power of producing a flow of milk in nurses. » The species of Campanula , or bellflower, are sometimes called milkwort , from their ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/66
Milkwort (Polygala) is a genus of plants forming a subdivision of the family Polygalaceae. The common milkwort (Polygala vulgaris) occurs on heaths and dry meadowland in Britain. It has simple stems and narrow leaves, and in late summer bears pinkish flowers, the lower petal of which is keeled or crested in a curiously stellate manner. The root yie... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BM.HTM