milk vetch

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.

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of milk vetch¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

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That specificity poses a problem: Deerweed and milk vetch are disturbance plants, which means they require some kind of soil disturbance — like fire — to sprout and outgrow the other plants around them.

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Efforts to determine the full extent of the damage in milk vetch and frog habitat have been muddled by a confusing overlap of county, state and federal jurisdictions, officials said.

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Where Carol imagines a wrought iron accent bench in the backyard, Diane intends a primeval forest of pawpaw and milk vetch.

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She recognized a few of them—milk vetch, aralia root, sage.

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The caterpillars feed upon the leaves of oak and Astragalus or milk vetch.

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milk train milkweed

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