Words in english starting with G

• galangal — Noun – English ～ European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
• galantine — Noun – English ～ boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold
• galapagos — Noun – English ～ a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life
• galatea — Noun – English ～ (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
• Galatia — Noun – English ～ an ancient country in central Asia Minor
• Galatian — Noun – English ～ a native or inhabitant of Galatia in Asia Minor (especially a member of a people believed to have been Gauls who conquered Galatia in the 3rd century BC)
• galatians — Noun – English ～ a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians
• galax — Noun – English ～ 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 — Noun – English ～ 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 — Noun – English ～ a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
• galaxy — Noun – English ～ (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'"
• galbanum — Noun – English ～ a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida
• Galbraith — Noun – English ～ United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
• Galbulidae — Noun – English ～ jacamars
• galbulus — Noun – English ～ the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree
• gale — Noun – English ～ a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
• galea — Noun – English ～ an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum
• Galega — Noun – English ～ small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue
• galen — Noun – English ～ Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
• galena — Noun – English ～ soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead

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