Noun | 1. | genus Galega - small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae Galega officinalis, goat rue, goat's rue - tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally |