galapagos
- n a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life
galapagos islands
- n a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life
galatea
- n (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
galatian
- n a native or inhabitant of Galatia in Asia Minor (especially a member of a people believed to have been Gauls who conquered Galatia in the 3rd century BC)
galatians
- n a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians
- n a native or inhabitant of Galatia in Asia Minor (especially a member of a people believed to have been Gauls who conquered Galatia in the 3rd century BC)
galax
- n tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
galax urceolata
- n tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
galaxy
- n a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
- n tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
- n (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'
galbraith
- n United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)