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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024po•lyg•a•la (pə lig′ə lə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- Neo-Latin, genus name, special use of Latin polygala, for Greek polýgalon milkwort, literally, something very milky, equivalent. to poly- poly- + -galon, derivative of gála milk; see galacto-
- 1570–80;
pol•y•ga•la•ceous (pol′ē gə lā′shəs, pə lig′ə-),USA pronunciation adj. |