GALAXES

a plant of or formerly included in the genus galax (now of the family diapensiaceae); specifically g. urceolata (formerly g. aphylla), now the only member of the genus, a low-growing, evergreen herbaceous plant native to the south-eastern united states, having shiny, heart-shaped leaves much used in floristry, and racemes of small white flowers. also (in form galax): the genus itself.