(n) small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation, Syn.Polygala vulgaris, gand flower
(n) a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers, Syn.black saltwort, sea trifoly, Glaux maritima
n. (Bot.) A genus of plants (Polygala) of many species. The common European Polygala vulgaris was supposed to have the power of producing a flow of milk in nurses. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The species of Campanula, or bellflower, are sometimes called milkwort, from their juice. [ 1913 Webster ]
[yuǎn zhì, ㄩㄢˇ ㄓˋ, 远志 / 遠志] far-reaching ambition; lofty ideal; milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine #57,976[Add to Longdo]
[xiǎo huā yuǎn zhì, ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄩㄢˇ ㄓˋ, 小花远志 / 小花遠志] small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine [Add to Longdo]
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