poligaláceo, a.
(From polígala).
1. adj. Bot. Said of dicotyledonous, Woody or herbaceous, Angiosperm plants with simple leaves scattered or opposite, with Stipules or without them, hermaphroditic flowers in groups terminals, and fruit in capsule or drupe with seeds of albumen fleshy or null; e.g., the polígala and the ratania. U t. c. s. f.
2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
