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GALEGA OFFICINALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Galega officinalis mean?
• GALEGA OFFICINALIS (noun)
The noun GALEGA OFFICINALIS has 1 sense:
1. tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally
Familiarity information: GALEGA OFFICINALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Galega officinalis; goat's rue; goat rue
Hypernyms ("Galega officinalis" 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 ("Galega officinalis" is a member of...):
Galega; genus Galega (small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue)
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