Polygala

[pә'ligәlә]

Definition

(noun.) type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot.

Edited by Allison--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A genus of bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary (as the Seneca snakeroot, the flowering wintergreen, etc.); milkwort.

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