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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLYGALA

New Latin, from Greek polugalon, from poly- + gala milk.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYGALA

polygala  [pəˈlɪɡələ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYGALA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polygala is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLYGALA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

polygala

Polygala

Polygala is a large genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. They are commonly known as milkworts or snakeroots. The genus is distributed widely throughout much of the world in temperate zones and the tropics. The genus name Polygala comes from the ancient Greek "much milk", as the plant was thought to increase milk yields in cattle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYGALA


argala
ˈɑːɡələ
arugola
əˈruːɡələ
boggler
ˈbɒɡələ
boondoggler
ˈbuːnˌdɒɡələ
Dongola
ˈdɒŋɡələ
goggler
ˈɡɒɡələ
higgler
ˈhɪɡələ
jingler
ˈdʒɪŋɡələ
joggler
ˈdʒɒɡələ
kegeler
ˈkɛɡələ
niggler
ˈnɪɡələ
ogler
ˈəʊɡələ
pergola
ˈpɜːɡələ
rugola
ˈruːɡələ
smuggler
ˈsmʌɡələ
sniggler
ˈsnɪɡələ
squiggler
ˈskwɪɡələ
struggler
ˈstrʌɡələ
toggler
ˈtɒɡələ
wiggler
ˈwɪɡələ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYGALA

polyethylene
polygalaceous
polygam
polygamic
polygamise
polygamist
polygamize
polygamous
polygamously
polygamy
polygene
polygenesis
polygenetic
polygenetically
polygenic
polygenism
polygenist
polygenous
polygeny
polyglot

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYGALA

ala
Bala
band-gala
gala
Guatemala
impala
Kerala
koala
Lala
Lingala
mala
mandala
masala
Patiala
Scala
semigala
swimming gala
tala
Tlaxcala
Uppsala

Synonyms and antonyms of polygala in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polygala» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYGALA

Find out the translation of polygala to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polygala from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polygala» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

远志
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polygala
570 millions of speakers

English

polygala
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polygala
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المغزرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Polygala
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polygala
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polygala
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polygala
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polygala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polygala
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒメハギ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

polygala
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polygala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polygala
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polygala
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बहुभुज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polygala
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Polygala
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Polygala
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Polygala
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Polygala
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Polygala
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Polygala
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Polygala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Polygala
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polygala

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYGALA»

The term «polygala» is regularly used and occupies the 65.661 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYGALA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polygala» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polygala» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polygala

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYGALA»

Discover the use of polygala in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polygala and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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ESCOP Monographs: The Scientific Foundation for Herbal ...
DEFtNtTtON Senega root consists of the dried and usually fragmented root and root-crown of Polygala senega L. or of certain other closely related species or of a mixture of these Polygala species. The material complies with the monograph of ...
ESCOP, European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy, 2003
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CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference
Polygala sanguinea 650 Polygonatum commutatum Castle National Monument 21063. (1) Polygala sanguinea; (2) PURPLE MILKWORT; (3) polygalaceae; (4) Acadia National Park, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Arkansas ...
Tim Johnson, 1998
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The Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants: Wild Plants at the ...
rather inconspicuous. Polygala helenae grows on sandy soil and rarely occurs in open areas. Usually its slender branches can be seen protruding from spiny cushions composed of other plant species growing in the same vegetation type.
Bertrand de Montmollin, Wendy Strahm, 2005
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Materia medica v.1
Among the most common articles of the North American Materia medica let us examine the Genus Polygala, for the purpose of ascertaining how far natural- history affinities, and those much nearer than Natural Order, indicate medicinal powers ...
William Tully, 1857
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Fibres:
Polygala is a cosmopolitan genus comprising about 750 species, with just over 200 species in tropical Africa. In a recent revision of the African species of Polygala, the genus is subdivided in subgenera, sections and subsections. Polygala ...
Brink, M. & Achigan-Dako, E.G., 2012
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Materia Medica; Or, Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Among the most common articles of the North American materia medica let us examine the Genus Polygala, for the purpose oi ascertaining how far natural- history afiinifies, and those much nearer than Natural Order, indicate medicinal powers ...
William Tully, 1857
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Dictionary of Carbohydrates
Arillanin Л [154287-47-5] CjjHíoO,« 724.668 Constit. of Polygala arillaia, Polygala reinii and Polygala tenuifoliu. 6'-O-(4-Hydroxy-3.5-diinL'thoxycinna- moyl) I E-). 3'-O-l4-lmlroxy-3-melhoxy- cinmiinovlKE-l, 6-Ac: [154287-49-7] C35H4:0,9 ...
Peter M. Collins, 2005
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American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety ...
ADVERSE EVENTS AND SIDE EFFECTS Polygala may be irritating to the gastrointestinal tract (Bensky et al. 2004; Chen et al. 2004). REVIEW DETAILS I. DRUG AND SUPPLEMENT INTERACTIONS Clinical Trials of Drug or Supplement ...
Zoë Gardner, Michael McGuffin, 2013
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Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed: In ...
In which the Most Ornamental Foreign Plants, Cultivated in the Open Ground, the Green-house, and the Stove, are Accurately Represented in Their Natural Colours ... John Sims. POLYGALA SPECIOSA. SHEWY MlLK-WORT. Class and Order ...
John Sims, 1816
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Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants
Polygala micranlha. — virgata (Twiggy-branched Muraltia) ; flowers small purple. — Polygala micrantha. — linophylla (Flax-leaved Muraltia) ; flowers purple Muraltia macrocera (Long-horned Capsuled Muraltia) ; flowers purple. — mixta ...
Sir Joseph Paxton, 1838

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYGALA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polygala is used in the context of the following news items.
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Xylella fastidiosa prevention measures strengthened by EU
... Pluchea odorata; Poa annua; Polygala myrtifolia; Polygonum arenastrum; Polygonum lapathifolium; Polygonum persicaria; Populus fremontii ... «Horticulture Week, Jun 15»
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Twilyte dispersal peaks at 6000gns
Topping the female trade at 4,400gns was a heifer and calf outfit, Twilyte Holly, a 2012-born Redskins Enzo daughter out of Hodgro Polygala. «FG Insight, Jun 15»
3
Backyard birder The Hiroshi Land — more than birds
Majority wildflower on the Hiroshi land this time of year is the small fringed polygala, intensely magenta against the subdued colors of the ... «Monadnock Ledger Transcript, May 15»
4
MVFN Burnt Lands Alvar Tour
We will spend the morning searching for the special plants that thrive in this unique habitat, such as Fringed Polygala, Seneca Snakeroot and ... «Millstone News, May 15»
5
Kirstenbosch wins again at Chelsea
... kniphofias and aloes; Australia donated proteas, aloes, polygala and the use of its forklift to assist; and France donated juncea and grasses. «South Africa.info, May 15»
6
Tips for a Beautiful Spring Garden
Petite Butterflies Sweet Pea Shrub (Polygala fruticosa 'Petite Butterflies') - Masses of vibrant purplish-magenta pea-like flowers adorn the ... «Good4Utah, May 15»
7
The butterflies and the bees
We have a threesome of large shrubs at the bottom of the garden – Echium webbii, Viburnum tinus and Polygala myrtifolia – all of which are ... «Cyprus Mail, May 15»
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Xylella, il male degli ulivi è un caso nazionale “Poche risorse e …
Quelli positivi alla Xylella sono stati 242: 234 ulivi, 2 oleandri e 6 polygala. Il Piano Silletti è ufficialmente partito. Al momento sono stati ... «L'Espresso, Apr 15»
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Xylella: il piano va avanti. Da Bari il ministro Martina lancia la …
... pera-mela, porcellana comune, polygala myrtifolia (tipo di arbusto a foglie di mirto), palma selvatica o palma del Senegal, phoenix roebelenii ... «Quotidiano di Puglia, Apr 15»
10
Are you ready for spring?
I have a group of echiums, polygala and Viburnum tinus in the garden, which look striking at the moment. Polygala is such a good plant to have ... «Cyprus Mail, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Polygala [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/polygala>. Apr 2024 ».
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