a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)

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 , wandflower , beetleweed , coltsfoot , galax urceolata ]

(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 ]