Found 2 items, similar to polygala.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Polygala Polygala n : type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; seneca; snakeroot [syn: genus Polygala]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Polygala Polygala \Po*lyg"a*la\, n. [L., milkwort, fr. Gr. ?; poly`s much + ? milk.] A genus of bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary (as the Seneca snakeroot, the flowering wintergreen, etc.); milkwort. [1913 Webster]