gale
- n a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
galea
- n an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum
galega officinalis
- n tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally
galen
- n Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
galena
- n soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
galeocerdo cuvieri
- n large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body
galeopsis tetrahit
- n coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States