genus galax

English Thesaurus

1. evergreen herbs of southeastern United States (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	dilleniid dicot genus,
definition	:	genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	beetleweed, coltsfoot, galax, galax urceolata, galaxy, wandflower,
definition	:	tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	diapensia family, diapensiaceae, family diapensiaceae,
definition	:	north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales (noun.plant)