galaxy | ||
1. | [ noun ] a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) | |
Related terms: | collection | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
Synonyms: | cold's_foot wandflower beetleweed Galax_urceolata coltsfoot galax | |
Related terms: | herb genus_Galax | |
3. | [ noun ] (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust | |
Synonyms: | extragalactic_nebula | |
Examples: | "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'" |
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Related terms: | collection Magellanic_Cloud great_attractor spiral_galaxy Milky_Way universe universe star cosmic_dust astronomy | |
Similar spelling: |
galax Galaz Gayles Gaulke Gallus Gallic Galles galago Gailes Gaelic |