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POLYGALA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot

Synonyms:

genus Polygala; Polygala

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Polygala" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Polygala"):

milkwort (any of various plants of the genus Polygala)

Holonyms ("Polygala" is a member of...):

family Polygalaceae; milkwort family; Polygalaceae (trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres)

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