polygala : Idioms & Phrases

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fringed polygala

  • noun common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
    fringed polygala; gaywings; bird-on-the-wing; flowering wintergreen.
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genus polygala

  • noun type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot
    Polygala.
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polygala alba

  • noun perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot
    senega.
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polygala lutea

  • noun bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers
    yellow bachelor's button; candyweed; yellow milkwort; orange milkwort.
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polygala paucifolia

  • noun common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
    fringed polygala; gaywings; bird-on-the-wing; flowering wintergreen.
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polygala senega

  • noun eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots
    senega snakeroot; Seneca snakeroot; Seneka snakeroot; senega root; senga root.
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polygala vulgaris

  • noun small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation
    common milkwort; gand flower.
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