POLYGALA

Meaning of POLYGALA in English

[po.lyg.a.la] n [NL, genus name, fr. L, milkwort, fr. Gk polygalon, fr. poly- + gala milk--more at galaxy] (1578): milkwort

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POLYGALA — noun see: galaxy Date: 1578 milkwort
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POLYGALA — pəˈligələ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, from Greek polygalon milkwort, from poly- much (from polys much, many) + gala …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POLYGALA — (n.) A genus of bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary (as the Seneca snakeroot, the …
Английский словарь Webster
POLYGALA — ( n. ) A genus of bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary (as the Seneca …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POLYGALA — — polygalaceous /pol'ee geuh lay"sheuhs, peuh lig'euh-/ , adj. /peuh lig"euh leuh/ , n. any plant of the genus Polygala, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POLYGALA — n. (Botany) family of various bitter shrubs and herbs found throughout the world (includes the milkworts and snakeroot)
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POLYGALA — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, milkwort, from Greek polygalon, from poly- + gala milk — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POLYGALA — noun a genus of bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary (as the seneca snakeroot, the …
Webster English vocab
POLYGALA — бот. истод (ботаника) истод (Polygala gen.)
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POLYGALA — Истод
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POLYGALA — n бот. истод ( Polygala gen. )
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POLYGALA — бот. истод
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POLYGALA — (n) истод
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
POLYGALA — n бот. истод ( Polygala gen. )
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POLYGALA — n бот. истод ( Polygala gen. )
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POLYGALA — бот. истод (ботаника) истод (Polygala gen.)
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POLYGALA — n. Pronunciation: p ə - ' li-g ə -l ə Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, milkwort, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FRINGED POLYGALA — a North American milkwort, Polygala paucifolia, having flowers with purplish-pink, winglike petals and a fringed tube. Also called flowering wintergreen, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SENECA SNAKEROOT — noun Date: 1789 a milkwort ( Polygala senega ) of eastern North America having racemes of small white flowers
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MILKWORT — noun Date: 1578 any of a genus ( Polygala of the family Polygalaceae, the ~ family) of herbs and shrubs …
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SENEGIN — ˈsenəjə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: German, from New Latin senega (specific epithet of Polygala senega senega root, from English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SENEGA ROOT — ˈsenə̇gə- noun or senega snakeroot or sen·e·ka root -nə̇kə- ; or seneka snakeroot Etymology: alteration of Seneca (I) ; from …
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SENEGA — ˈsenə̇gə noun or sen·e·ca -ə̇kə ( -s ) Etymology: senega root 1. : senega root 1 2. a. : the …
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ROGATION FLOWER — noun Etymology: so called from a former practice of making it into garlands that were carried in processions on Rogation …
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PURPLE MILKWORT — noun : a showy low annual herb ( Polygala viridescens ) of eastern No. America with compact spikes of rose-purple …
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PROCESSION FLOWER — noun : any of various plants of the genus Polygala ; especially : a milkwort ( P. incarcata ) of …
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POLYGALITOL — ˌpälēˈgaləˌtȯl, -älə̇ˈg-, -tōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Polygala + English -itol : a crystalline anhydride C 6 …
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POLYGALACEAE — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Polygala, type genus + -aceae : a family (order Geraniales) of …
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ORANGE MILKWORT — noun : an annual bog herb ( Polygala lutea ) of the pine barrens of the southeastern United States with …
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MILKWORT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a plant of the genus Polygala ; especially : a European plant ( P. vulgaris ) …
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GAYWINGS — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural but singular or plural in construction : a common trailing perennial milkwort ( Polygala paucifolia ) of …
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