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GALAX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does galax mean?
• GALAX (noun)
The noun GALAX has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: GALAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
beetleweed; coltsfoot; galax; Galax urceolata; galaxy; wandflower
Hypernyms ("galax" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("galax" is a member of...):
genus Galax (evergreen herbs of southeastern United States)
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