Definition of Polygala. Meaning of Polygala. Synonyms of Polygala

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Definition of Polygala

Polygala
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.

Meaning of Polygala from wikipedia

- Polygala is a large genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. They are commonly known as milkworts or snakeroots. The genus is distributed...
- Polygala myrtifolia, the myrtle-leaf milkwort, is an evergreen 2–4 m tall South African shrub or small tree found along the southern and south-eastern...
- Polygala senega is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family, Polygalaceae. It is native to North America, where it is distributed in southern...
- Polygala paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native to gr****lands with altitudes between 350 and 1...
- Polygala comosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae. It is endemic to most of Europe. "Polygala comosa subsp. comosa". Plants of...
- Polygala fruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native to Eswatini and Kwazulu-Natal and the Cape Provinces...
- Polygala vulgaris, known as the common milkwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Polygala in the family Polygalaceae. The biological form...
- Polygaloides paucifolia, synonym Polygala paucifolia, known as ****wings or fringed polygala, is a perennial plant of the family Polygalaceae. Mature plants...
- Polygala multiflora is a plant species in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native to Western Africa. It is an erect plant and is considered to...
- Polygala polygama, the racemed milkwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern...