polygala

(pō lig′ə lə, pə-)

noun

milkwort

Origin: ModL < L, milkwort < Gr polygalon < poly-, much + gala, milk: see galactic

See polygala in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various plants of the genus Polygala, which constitutes the milkworts.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Polygala, genus name

Origin: , from Greek polugalon, milkwort

Origin: : polu-, poly-

Origin: + gala, milk; see melg- in Indo-European roots

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