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Galax
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galax
Translingual
thumb|Galax urceolata species
Etymology
From mul grc γάλαξ a shellfish, probably rayed trough shell (Mactra stultorum species, syn. Mactra lactea species).
Proper noun
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genus family Diapensiaceae beetleweed, wandplant, wandflower, native to forests of the eastern United States from Massachusetts to northern Alabama, especially in the Appalachian Mountains
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Galax urceolata species sole species
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taxonomygenus 4804
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English
+, Virginia
Etymology
Borrowed from en mul Galax, as in Galax urceolata species, an evergreen groundcover plant found throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Proper noun
en independent city s/Virginia c/United States.
Derived terms
en galaxite