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POLYGALA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Polygala mean?
• POLYGALA (noun)
The noun POLYGALA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot
Familiarity information: POLYGALA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Polygala; Polygala
Hypernyms ("Polygala" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Polygala"):
milkwort (any of various plants of the genus Polygala)
Holonyms ("Polygala" is a member of...):
family Polygalaceae; milkwort family; Polygalaceae (trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres)
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