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po·lyg·a·la (p

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

[New Latin Polygala, genus name, from Greek polugalon, milkwort : polu-, poly- + gala, milk; see melg- in Indo-European roots.]

polygala [pəˈlɪgələ]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any herbaceous plant or small shrub of the polygalaceous genus Polygala See also milkwort

[New Latin, from Greek polugalon, from poly- + gala milk]

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Polygala - type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot

genus Polygala

rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants

family Polygalaceae, milkwort family, Polygalaceae - trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres

milkwort - any of various plants of the genus Polygala

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polygala (redirected from Bitter Milkwort)

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