polygala

po·lyg·a·la

P0423800 (pə-lĭg′ə-lə)n. See milkwort.

[New Latin Polygala, genus name, from Greek polugalon, milkwort : polu-, poly- + gala, milk; see melg- in Indo-European roots.]

polygala

(pəˈlɪɡələ) n (Plants) any herbaceous plant or small shrub of the polygalaceous genus Polygala. See also milkwort[C18: New Latin, from Greek polugalon, from poly- + gala milk]

milk•wort

(ˈmɪlkˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt)

n. any of numerous plants or shrubs of the genus Polygala, having flowers with winged petals. [1570–80]

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Noun

Polygala - type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakerootgenus Polygalarosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsfamily Polygalaceae, milkwort family, Polygalaceae - trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheresmilkwort - any of various plants of the genus Polygala

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Polygala

a plant genus of the family Polygalaceae. Members are perennial, rarely annual, grasses and semishrubs with alternate leaves. The irregular flowers grow in racemes. Approximately 600 species exist, found almost all over the world. There are approximately 30 species in the Soviet Union; Polygala vulgaris and P. amarella, which grow in damp meadows, and P. comosa, which grows in dry meadows, are common in the European part. An infusion used as an expectorant is made from the roots of P. tenuifolia and P. sibirica.

polygala

po·lyg·a·la

polygala

milk•wort

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Synonyms for Polygala

noun type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort

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