Galax

G2A1L1A1X8

proper noun

An independent city in Virginia, United States.

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galaxywandflowerbeetleweedcoltsfootGalax urceolata
Origintranslingual Galax →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An independent city in Virginia, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountufted 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

Similar
galaxywandflowerbeetleweedcoltsfootGalax urceolata
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
beetleweedcoltsfootgalaxywandflower

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualGalax
  2. EnglishGalax

Borrowed from translingual Galax, as in Galax urceolata, an evergreen groundcover plant found throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Cite this entry
APA

Galax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galax

MLA

“Galax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galax. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Galax,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galax.

Source: Galax on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.