galaxies

Meanings

Noun

• a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
• 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
• (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
• plural of galaxy

Synonyms

beetleweed, coltsfoot, extragalactic nebula, galax, Galax urceolata, galaxy, wandflower