polygala

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	rosid dicot genus,
definition	:	a genus of dicotyledonous plants (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	milkwort,
definition	:	any of various plants of the genus Polygala (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family polygalaceae, milkwort family, polygalaceae,
definition	:	trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres (noun.plant)