milkwort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various plants of the genus Polygala

WordNet

Milk"wort` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) 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 juice.

Webster 1913