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milk vetch
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noun
a European plant, Astragalus glycyphyllos, of the legume family, believed to increase the secretion of milk in goats.
any herb of certain allied genera.
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Origin of milk vetch
First recorded in 1590–1600
Words nearby milk vetch
milk sugar, milk thistle, milk toast, milk tooth, milk train, milk vetch, milkweed, milkweed beetle, milkweed bug, milkweed butterfly, milkweed family
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British Dictionary definitions for milk vetch
milk vetch
noun
any of various leguminous plants of the genus Astragalus, esp A. glycyphyllos, with clusters of purple, white, or yellowish flowers: formerly reputed to increase milk production in goats
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