(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.0.53 Collaborative 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 ]
[小花远志 / 小花遠志, xiǎo huā yuǎn zhìㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄩㄢˇ ㄓˋ] small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine