galax
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of galax
1745–55; < New Latin < Greek gál ( a ) milk + Latin -āx noun suffix
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Nearly everywhere in our woods the beautiful ruddy-bronze galax is abundant.
From Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart
Taking off the top, Alice lifted out a huge bunch of beautiful galax leaves and another of the daintiest sprays of evergreen.
From Grandfather's Love Pie by Miriam Gaines
Wreaths of galax leaves are often ordered for the funeral of an elderly person; sometimes half of the wreath is of the leaves and the remainder of flowers.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
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