galaxy

Words with a similar base: galaxy

'galaxy'

[galaxy.n.01] as in: a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)

'galaxy'

[galax.n.01] as in: 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

'galaxy'

[galaxy.n.03] as in: (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust

Examples:
`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'

Origins

					galaxy (English)
└── galaxie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── galaxias (Latin)
        └── γαλαξίας (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── γάλα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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