Milkwort Definition

mĭlkwûrt, -wôrt
noun
Any of a genus (Polygala) of plants of the milkwort family with showy flowers of various colors.
Webster's New World
adjective
Designating a family (Polygalaceae, order Polygalales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the gaywings.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Milkwort

Noun

Singular:
milkwort
Plural:
milkworts

Origin of Milkwort

  • From the belief that it increases human lactation

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • milk +"Ž wort

    From Wiktionary

Milkwort Sentence Examples

  • Richer grasslands may include common milkwort, salad burnet, wild thyme and common rock rose.

  • It is almost certainly the common milkwort, Polygala vulgaris.

  • Milkwort (Polygala) - The hardy Milkworts are neat dwarf plants, with flowers much resembling those of the Pea family.

  • P. Chamaebuxus (Box-leaved Milkwort) is a little creeping shrub from the Alps of Austria and Switzerland, where it often remains quite tiny.

  • Bright blue milkwort and yellow Horseshoe Vetch bedecking the downland slopes.

More Sentences

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to milkwort using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

MMIMIL

Words Ending With

TRTORT

Unscrambles

milkwort

Words Starting With M and Ending With T

Starts With M & Ends With TStarts With MI & Ends With TStarts With M & Ends With RT

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With M8 Letter Words Ending With T