POLYGALA ALBA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Polygala alba mean? • POLYGALA ALBA (noun)
The noun POLYGALA ALBA has 1 sense:
1. perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot
Familiarity information: POLYGALA ALBA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POLYGALA ALBA (noun)
Meaning:
Perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Polygala alba; senega
Hypernyms ("Polygala alba" is a kind of...):
milkwort (any of various plants of the genus Polygala)
Meronyms (parts of "Polygala alba"):
senega (dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin)
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