ga·lax  (gā'lāks')  n. A stemless evergreen perennial plant (Galax urceolata) of the eastern United States, having a rosette of glossy, heart-shaped leaves and small white flowers in spikelike clusters. Also called beetleweed, coltsfoot, wandflower. [New Latin Galax, genus name, ultimately from Greek gala, galakt-, milk; see galaxy.] |
| wand·flow·er (wŏnd'flou'ər) n. See galax. |
| wandflower | |
noun | |
| 1. | a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers |
| 2. | tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall [syn: galax] |