polygala

po·lyg·a·la

[puh-lig-uh-luh]
noun
any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.

Origin:
1570–80; < 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-

pol·y·ga·la·ceous [pol-ee-guh-ley-shuhs, puh-lig-uh-] , adjective
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polygala (pəˈlɪɡələ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
See also milkwort any herbaceous plant or small shrub of the polygalaceous genus Polygala
 
[C18: New Latin, from Greek polugalon, from poly- + gala milk]

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