polygalic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or obtained from Polygala; specifically, designating an acrid glucoside (called polygalic acid, senegin, etc.), resembling, or possibly identical with, saponin.

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Meanings

adjectivepolygalic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryOf, pertaining to, or obtained from Polygala; specifically, designating an acrid glucoside (called polygalic acid, senegin, etc.), resembling, or possibly identical with, saponin.

Origin

From Translingual Polygala + English -ic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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