(n)small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation, Syn.Polygala vulgaris, gand flower
(n)perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot, Syn.Polygala alba
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
‖n. [ L., milkwort, fr. Gr. &unr_;; poly`s much + &unr_; milk. ] A genus of bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary (as the Seneca snakeroot, the flowering wintergreen, etc.); milkwort. [ 1913 Webster ]
[远志 / 遠志, yuǎn zhì, ㄩㄢˇ ㄓˋ]far-reaching ambition; lofty ideal; milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine#57976[Add to Longdo]
[小花远志 / 小花遠志, xiǎo huā yuǎn zhì, ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄩㄢˇ ㄓˋ]small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine[Add to Longdo]