galax

Other forms of galax

plural

galaxes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about galax

What does galax mean?

galax means "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".

How many syllables are in galax?

galax has 2 syllables: gal-ax. The stress falls on "gal". In IPA it is /ˈɡæˌlæks/.

What is another word for galax?

Close synonyms include galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax urceolata. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is galax a common word?

galax is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with galax?

3 words rhyme with galax. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.