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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
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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
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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'
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galbanum
  • n  a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida
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galbraith
  • n  United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
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gale
  • n  a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
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galea
  • n  an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum
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galega officinalis
  • n  tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally
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