genus polygala

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   type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot

   SynonymsPolygala

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofPolygalaceae

Questions about genus polygala

What does genus polygala mean?

genus polygala means "type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot".

What is another word for genus polygala?

Close synonyms include Polygala. 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 genus polygala a common word?

genus polygala is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.