milk vetch
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Tweet n. 1. Any of various plants of the genus Astragalus of the pea family, having pinnate, compound leaves and clusters of purple, white, or yellowish flowers. Also called astragalus. 2. See astragalus. [From the belief that it increases the milk yield of goats.] |
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