milkwort
English Thesaurus
1. any of various plants of the genus Polygala (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | subshrub, suffrutex, |
| definition | : | low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | polygala alba, senega, |
| definition | : | perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | common milkwort, gand flower, polygala vulgaris, |
| definition | : | small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus polygala, polygala, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot (noun.plant) |
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