galaxy
n 1: a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
2: 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 [syn: {galax},
{cold's foot}, {wandflower}, {beetleweed}, {Galax
urceolata}]
3: (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'" [syn: {extragalactic nebula}]