milkwort

/milk-wurt, -wawrt/US // ˈmɪlkˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt //UK // (ˈmɪlkˌwɜːt) //

牛奶草,牛奶草属植物,牛奶草属,牛奶草属动物

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any plant or shrub of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase the secretion of milk.
- : sea milkwort.

The Milkwort has flowers which are not always the same colour.
You may find them either pink, or blue, or white, but I think the blue Milkwort is the commonest.
The garden was full of weeds and flowers, with daisies on the lawn, and dandelions and milkwort among the beds.
In late spring the little flowers of the milkwort are common upon dry hill-slopes in the shade of the trees.
It is to be found in August and September on the common milkwort (Polygala vulgaris).