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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How to use milk vetch in a sentence

And, with Coca-Cola announcing the launch of a new milk product, the beverage could be back in our hands before we know it.
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He would shake a chilled Coke, and then spray the soda into a cold glass of milk.
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Warm milk mixed with a spoonful of fireplace ashes seemed to also be popular among 19th century England.
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Tosi has been using cereal milk as a flavor ever since 2007, and she says it taps into a universal “memory sensor.”
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You can even buy containers of their Cereal Milk in select stores.
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And right after that, some nice sour milk would come splashing down into the trough of the pen.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
As soon as he was in it Squinty ran over to the trough, hoping there would be some sour milk in it.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
He watched the man put some bread and milk in a tin pan, and set it down on the floor of the basket.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
"Getting back home," answered Squinty, as he took a big drink of sour milk.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
And Squinty thought acorns were just the best things he had ever tasted, except apples, and potatoes or perhaps sour milk.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum

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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