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Definition of Milkworts
1. milkwort [n] - See also: milkwort
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milkworts
Literary usage of Milkworts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"The leaves are made up of three leaflets, and the fruit has a decidedly bitter
taste, quite different from that of a true elm fruit. milkworts. ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"In the northern States the milkworts are mostly small, ... In the South, particularly
throughout the pine barrens, the milkworts are among the most ..."
3. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"The hardy milkworts are neat dwarf plants, with flowers much resembling those of the
... Some of the British milkworts, especially P. calcarea and vulgaris, ..."
4. Alpines and Bog-plants by Reginald John Farrer (1908)
"And now a sudden burst of candour compels me to burst back upon my own track and
make mention of the milkworts. On the principle that if you have nothing ..."
5. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"The hardy milkworts are neat dwarf plants, with flowers much resembling those of the
... Some of the British milkworts, especially P. calcárea and vulgaris, ..."
6. Studies of Plant Life in Canada: Wild Flowers, Flowering Shrubs, and Grasses by Catherine Parr Strickland Traill (1906)
"It belongs to a family of well-known plants called milkworts—low bitter herbs—some
of which are ... Several of the milkworts are indigenous to Canada. ..."
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