Meaning of POLYGALA
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[n] type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; seneca; snakeroot |
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POLYGALA is a 8 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | genus Polygala |
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| | See Also: | | family Polygalaceae, milkwort, milkwort family, Polygalaceae, rosid dicot genus | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Po*lyg"a*la\, n. [L., milkwort, fr. Gr. ?; poly`s much
+ ? 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.
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