galax
- noun
- /ˈɡæl.æks/
- Specialized
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galax
- For her floral arrangements, she likes to use galax leaves as a rich green backdrop for brighter flowers.
- galax leaves
Examples
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It is displayed on a mantel or table with the Bible, a taper, and sprigs of galax, so that the effect was altarlike.
Fiction book (1997) -
In the autumn, the garden was beautiful with the glossy, rounded leaves of galax turning reddish.
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The forest floor was covered with clusters of tiny white flowers from the galax plants.
Synonyms
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A small plant that stays green all year with shiny heart-shaped leaves and tiny white flowers
A low evergreen plant with small white flower spikes and shiny round or heart-shaped leaves that turn maroon in autumn
A small evergreen plant with glossy round or heart-shaped leaves that turn purple in autumn and tiny white flower spikes
Compounds
- Specialized
A low evergreen plant with small white flower spikes and shiny round or heart-shaped leaves that turn maroon in autumn
- Specialized
Evergreen herbs from the southeastern United States with round shiny leaves and small white flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Galax comes from a Greek root galax meaning 'milk', because the plant has tiny white flowers. You can see the same root in galaxy, which means 'milky', so thinking of the plant's 'milk-white' flowers helps explain the name.