polygala Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot
    genus Polygala.

WordNet

Po*lyg"a*la noun
Etymology
L., milkwort, fr. Gr. much + milk.
Definitions
  1. A genus of bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary (as the Seneca snakeroot, the flowering wintergreen, etc.); milkwort.

Webster 1913