Galax

G2A1L1A1X8

proper noun

An independent city in Virginia, United States.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

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

Broader
herbherbaceous plant

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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APA

Galax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galax

MLA

“Galax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galax. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Galax,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galax.

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