Galax
See also: galax
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek γάλαξ (gálax, “a shellfish, probably rayed trough shell (Mactra stultorum, syn. Mactra lactea)”).
Proper noun edit
Galax f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Diapensiaceae – beetleweed, wandplant, wandflower, native to forests of the eastern United States from Massachusetts to northern Alabama, especially the Appalachian Mountains.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Diapensiaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Galax urceolata - sole species
References edit
Galax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Galax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Galax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Galax at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Galax at Encyclopedia of Life
- Galax at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Galax at USDA Plants database
- Galax at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Galax at Tropicos
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from translingual Galax, as in Galax urceolata, an evergreen groundcover plant found throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Proper noun edit
Galax
- An independent city in Virginia, United States.