'Polygala' definitions:
Definition of 'Polygala'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot [syn: Polygala, genus Polygala]
Definition of 'Polygala'
From: GCIDE
- Polygala \Po*lyg"a*la\, n. [L., milkwort, fr. Gr. ?; poly`s much + ? milk.] A genus of bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary (as the Seneca snakeroot, the flowering wintergreen, etc.); milkwort. [1913 Webster]