GALAXY

• (noun) a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)

  they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics -added by nithi

• (noun) (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust

  "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

  synonyms : extragalactic nebula

• (noun) 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

  synonyms : beetleweed , coltsfoot , galax , galax urceolata , wandflower

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