POLYGALA ALBA

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Meaning:

Perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot

Synonyms:

Polygala alba; senega

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Nouns denoting plants

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

milkwort (any of various plants of the genus Polygala)

Meronyms (parts of "Polygala alba"):

senega (dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin)

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