milkwort family

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Noun1.milkwort family - trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheresmilkwort family - trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres
family Polygalaceae, Polygalaceae
rosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plants
Geraniales, order Geraniales - an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae
genus Polygala, Polygala - type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot
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X Grant POLYGALACEAE (Milkwort Family) Polygala alba Nutt.
The vascular flora of Brown County, Nebraska
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