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galax

ˈgæˌlæks
WordNet
  1. (n) galax
    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
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) galax
    A genus of plants, referred to the natural order Diapensiaceæ, of a single species, G. aphylla, found in open woods from Virginia to Georgia. It is a stemless evergreen, with round-cordate leaves and a tall scape bearing a slender raceme of numerous small white flowers.
  2. (n) galax
    The plant Galax aphylla, known also as galaxy and beetle-weed. Because of its persistent shining leaves galax is gathered in large quantities and sold by florists for ornamental purposes.
Usage in the news

Virginia state parks saw an upsurge in visitation last year, but not on the trail that runs through Galax, Carroll and Grayson. galaxgazette.com

Galax boys' state tournament gallery. galaxgazette.com

Galax Police Chief Rick Clark opened his annual crime report to city council last Monday by first noting that he was accused by a caller in The Gazette's Reader Hotline for being oblivious to some forms of crime that happen in Galax. galaxgazette.com

Winnie Gay Dalton Rector Staples, age 73, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Golden Living Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Galax, VA. She was born to Roscoe and Tokie Dalton in Carroll County, Virginia on Wednesday August 9, 1939. thecarrollnews.com

The Galax High School Athletic Boosters will meet at 6:30 pm at the school library. galaxgazette.com

Vinton and Galax will receive big money for revitalization projects. 2.wsls.com

SEE ALL 2 ACTIVITIES IN GALAX. travelandleisure.com

605 McArthur St Galax, VA, 24333, United States. travelandleisure.com

Rural Retreat faced a tough Galax squad Friday night. dbj7.com

Two Galax men were arrested on drug charges Friday when stopped during a "Click It or Ticket" selective enforcement in the city. galaxgazette.com

Galax's composite 300 would have won the tournament by at least eight shots most years. galaxgazette.com

A Galax man escaped a foot chase Nov 4 on Glendale Road in Galax. galaxgazette.com

' Sprung Is Here' — for 47 years at Galax convention. galaxgazette.com

Folk pioneer and bluegrass legend Roger Sprung holds court at his annual jam sessions at the Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention. galaxgazette.com

Trooper Jessie Tilson recently used his talents to brighten up the Virginia State Police headquarters in Galax. galaxgazette.com

Usage in scientific papers

In summary, the synthesis presented in §6.1 aims to diagnose whether or not the clusters are dynamically mature using independent probes of dark matter (inferred from the lensing mass maps), hot intra–cluster gas and cluster galax ies.
A Hubble Space Telescope Lensing Survey of X-ray Luminous Galaxy Clusters: IV. Mass, Structure and Thermodynamics of Cluster Cores at z=0.2

Note the sharp cutoff for Hubble-flow galax ies with MB < M ⋆ .
Rates and Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae

More data on the recession velocities of the neighbours are needed in order to access a de finitive picture of the environment of each CIG galax y.
Star formation in isolated AMIGA galaxies: dynamical influence of bars

Also, the mass fraction of stars bound to cluster galax ies agrees very well with observations in our simulations with AGN.
Simulations of AGN feedback in galaxy clusters and groups: impact on gas fractions and the Lx-T scaling relation

The black contours are drawn from the velocity field which was used for the estimate of the dynam ical center (bulk velocity field from Oh et al. 2008 for IC 2574, her mite velocity field from de Blok et al. 2008 for the other galax ies).
Dynamical Centers and Non-Circular Motions in THINGS Galaxies: Implications for Dark Matter Halos

Usage in literature

Galax aphylla, 108. heart-leaved, 108. "Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers" by John Wood