Galax

name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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 wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An independent city in Virginia, United States.

Synonyms

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beetleweedcoltsfootgalax urceolatagalaxywandflower

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Galax, as in Galax urceolata, an evergreen groundcover plant found throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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