milk vetch | (n) any of various plants of the genus Astragalus, Syn. milk-vetch |
Milk vetch | (Bot.) A leguminous herb (Astragalus glycyphyllos) of Europe and Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in goats. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The name is sometimes taken for the whole genus |
紫雲英 | [げんげ, genge] (n) Chinese milk vetch [Add to Longdo] |
蓮華;蓮花 | [れんげ, renge] (n) (1) (See 蓮・1) lotus flower; (2) (abbr) (See 蓮華草) Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); (3) (abbr) (See 散り蓮華・1) china spoon; (4) lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone [Add to Longdo] |
蓮華草 | [れんげそう, rengesou] (n) Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus) [Add to Longdo] |