GENUS GALAX
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Galax mean? • GENUS GALAX (noun)
The noun GENUS GALAX has 1 sense:
1. evergreen herbs of southeastern United States
Familiarity information: GENUS GALAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS GALAX (noun)
Meaning:
Evergreen herbs of southeastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("genus Galax" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Galax"):
beetleweed; coltsfoot; galax; Galax urceolata; galaxy; wandflower (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)
Holonyms ("genus Galax" is a member of...):
diapensia family; Diapensiaceae; family Diapensiaceae (north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales)
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