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Polygala

🔄 Synonyms of "Polygala"

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Word	Definition
genus polygalanoun	type genus of the polygalaceae: milkwort; seneca; snakeroot

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Word	Definition
genus polygalanoun	type genus of the polygalaceae: milkwort; seneca; snakeroot
seneganoun	(dated, medicine) Seneca root
fringed	Possessing a fringe.
milkwortnoun	Any of more than five hundred species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.
polygynnoun	A plant of the order Polygynia.
polygamnoun	(botany) A polygamous plant.
polygonynoun	Any plant of the genus Polygonum, especially knotgrass.
rogation-flowernoun	Milkwort.
milkweednoun	Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts.
birdweednoun	Polygonum aviculare (common knotgrass)
milk peanoun	Any of the genus Galactia of leguminous and, usually, twining plants.
polyandernoun	(obsolete) Any plant of the class Polyandria.
milkwoodnoun	Any of a number of trees with milky sap:
milkvetchnoun	Any member of most species of flowering plants of the genus Astragalus.
gaywingsnoun	Polygala paucifolia, a perennial flowering plant with pink and white flowers.
wolf's-milknoun	Alternative form of wolf's milk. [Any of several species of plants that produces latex in its sap]
pogonianoun	(botany) Any of the genus Pogonia of orchids.
nipplewortnoun	A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.
horned poppynoun	Any of several plants of the genus Glaucium
milk parsleynoun	Peucedanum palustre, an almost glabrous biennial plant in the family Apiaceae. A thin, foetid, milky latex is found in its young parts.