Polygala

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”) and Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”). === Proper noun === Polygala f A taxonomic genus within the family Polygalaceae – bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary, including some called snakeroot, wintergreen, milkwort. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Polygalaceae – family; Polygaleae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Polygala vulgaris (common milkwort) – type species === References === Polygala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Polygala on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Polygala on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons