milk-vetch

Thesaurus

Noun

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milk-vetch - any of various plants of the genus Astragalusmilk vetchAstragalus, genus Astragalus - large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family LeguminosaeAstragalus glycyphyllos, wild liquorice, wild licorice - European perennialalpine milk vetch, Astragalus alpinus - perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North AmericaAstragalus danicus, purple milk vetch - perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowersligneous plant, woody plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems