milkwort
- noun
- /ˈmɪlkwɜrt/
:
polígala
- In the garden, the milkwort adds a splash of color to the landscape with its delicate flowers.
- narrow-leaved milkwort
Examples
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The showy milkwort blooms in vibrant colors during the summer months.
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The round-toothed milkwort is a plant whose seeds are produced from underground flowers; one advantage of this form of reproduction is that the flowers and seeds are safe from fire.
Academic text (1991) -
Botanists study milkwort for its unique characteristics and diverse habitats.
Synonyms
A group of flowering plants with bright flowers, including milkwort and senega
A low eastern North American plant with leaves like wintergreen and rosy-purple flowers with wing-like parts
A small flowering plant from eastern North America with pink-purple flowers and leaves like wintergreen
A small forest plant with leaves like wintergreen and pink-purple flowers
A small plant that lives for several years with branches and clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers
A small European plant that lives for several years and often grows in meadows, with blue, pink, or white flowers
A bog plant with spikes of orange-yellow flowers that grows in the southeastern United States
A small plant that grows in wet sandy areas in the southeastern United States and has spikes of yellow-orange flowers
A bushy plant with white flowers that lives many years in the central and southern United States
A small plant with pink or white flowers that grows by the sea
Compounds
A small European plant that lives for several years and often grows in meadows, with blue, pink, or white flowers
- Specialized
A group of plants with flowers that includes trees, shrubs, and herbs
A bog plant with spikes of orange-yellow flowers that grows in the southeastern United States
A small plant that grows in wet sandy areas in the southeastern United States and has spikes of yellow-orange flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Milkwort comes from the parts milk and wort ('plant' or 'herb'), because people long ago thought this plant would help animals make more milk. That's why milkwort is the name for a type of small flowering plant.
