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Definition of Purple milk vetch
1. Noun. Perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purple Milk Vetch
Literary usage of Purple milk vetch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horticultural Register by Sir Joseph Paxton, Joseph Harrison (1833)
"Those of our readers who live near sandy heaths, may collect towards the end,
the purple Milk Vetch (Astragalus ..."
2. Bulletin by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) (1899)
"... L. purple milk vetch. Cock's- head. AC Herb.: Fargo 1193, Univ. Herb.: Langdon.
ASTRAGALUS RACEMOSUS Pursh.. Racemose Milk Vetch. Throughout the state. ..."