Galactodendron 
Galactodendron (ga-lak-to-den'dron), n. [NL., 
< Gr. yatja. (jo/asr-), milk, + StvApov, a tree.] 
A generic name for the cow-tree, G. utile, now 
commonly classed as Brosimum Galactodendron. 
See cow-tree. 
galactoid (ga-lak'toid), a. [< Or. ya\a (ya'AanT-), 
milk, + eliof, form.] Resembling milk. 
galactometer (gal-ak-tom'e-ter), . [< Gr. ydfa 
(yafaxT-), milk, + ftfTpov, a measure.] A species 
of hydrometer for determining the 
richness of milk by its specific grav- 
ity. See hydrometer and lactometer. 
galactophagist (gal-ak-tof'a-jist), 
n. [< Gr. ya/^a (ya/uucr-), milk, + 
</iayciv, eat, + -ist.} One who eats or 
subsists on milk. Wright. [Rare.] 
galactophagqus(gal-ak-tof'a-gus), 
o. [< Gr. yafaucTotidyos, milk-fed, < 
yd/la (ya/kucr-), milk, + tpayeiv, eat.] 
Feeding or subsisting on milk. 
[Rare.] 
galactophoritis (gal-ak-tof-o-ri'- 
tis), n. [NL., < galactophor-oiis + 
-itis.} In pathol., inflammation of 
the galactophorous ducts: some- 
times inaccurately used for nicer- ^______ 
ation of the top of the nipples to- Galactom ^^ r 
ward their orifices. Dunglison. 
galactophorous (gal-ak-tof'o-rus), o. [< Gr. 
ya/\aKT(xtiupof, giving milk, < yafa (ya~\a.KT-), milk, 
+ <t>(pciv = E. bear'-.'} Conveying or producing 
milk; lactiferous. Galactophorous duct. See due?. 
galactopoietic, galactopoetic (ga-lak'ta-poi- 
et'ik, -po-et'ik), a. and n. [< Gr. ya~\a (ya/ianT-), 
milk, + 'trotciv, make : see poetic.} I. a. Serv- 
ingto increase the secretion of milk. 
II. n. A substance which increases the se- 
cretion of milk. 
galactopyretus (ga-lak'to-pl-re'tus), n. [NL., 
< Gr. ydAa (ya/MKT-), milk, + n-uperof, fever: 
see pyretic.} Milk-fever. Thomas, Med. Diet. 
galactorrhea, galactorrhoea (ga-lak-to-re'a), 
n. [NL. galactorrhoM, < Gr. ya~\a (ya/\a.icr-), 
milk, + pof/, a flow, < peiv, flow.] In pathol., 
an excessive flow of milk. 
galactose (ga-lak'tos), n. [< Gr. ya^a (yalvucr-), 
milk, + -ose.} A crystalline dextrorotatory 
sugar, CgH 12 O 6 , produced by the action of 
dilute acids on milk-sugar. 
galactozyme (ga-lak'to-zim), n. [NL., < Gr. 
yd/\a (yaMiKT-), milk, + (i'/ai, leaven.] The re- 
sult of the fermentation of milk by means of 
yeast. It is used in the steppes of Russia as 
a remedy for phthisis. Dunglison. 
galacturia (gal-ak-tu'ri-a), n. [NL. , < Gr. ydXa 
(ya/\a.KT-), milk, + ovpov, urine.] Same as chy- 
luria. 
gala-day (ga'la-da), n. [See gala*.} A day of 
festivity; a holiday with rejoicings. 
He [Sir Paul Pindar] brought over with him a diamond 
valued at 30.00M. ; the king wished to buy it on credit ; 
this the sensible merchant declined, but favoured his 
majesty with the loan on gala-dayt. 
Pennant, London, p. 613. 
gala-dress (ga'la-dres), n. [See gala*.} A cos- 
tume suited for"gala-day festivities ; a holiday 
dress. 
galaget, galeget, n. [ME.: nee galosh.] Same 
as galosh. 
That Is to wete, of all wete lethere and drye botez, bot- 
wez, schoez, pyncouz, galegez and all other ware perteyn- 
yug to the saide crafte. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 332. 
My hart-blood is wel nigh frorne, I feele, 
And my galage growne fast to my heele. 
Spenser, Shep. Cal., February. 
Galagininae (ga-laj-i-ni'ne), n. pi. [NL. ; cf. 
Galagonina, a similar group name ; < Galago(n-) 
+ -ME.] A subfamily of Lemuridai, the gala- 
gos. It is characterized by the great elongation of the 
proximal tarsal bones, especially the calcaneum and na- 
viculare, dispropor- 
tionately long hind 
limbs, high upright 
ears, and four rnam- 
mte, two pectoral and 
two inguinal. The 
group contains, be- 
sides the galagos prop- 
er, the smallest lemu- 
roid animals, as the 
dwarf lemurs anil 
mouse-lemurs of Mad- 
agascar, of the genus 
Microcebug and its 
subdivisions. 
Galago (ga-la'go), 
n. 1. [NL.] The 
typical genus of 
the subfamily Ga- 
lagininai, contain- 
ing the true gala- Th ""- ta ' 1 " i SSaS*" ' 
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gos of Africa, of the size of a squirrel and up- 
ward. One of the best-known species is the squirrel- 
lemur, G. trentfiateiwis, also callfl (lt<:li<-n i/\ ualayo, exten- 
sively distributed in Africa ; the thick-tailed galago is 
G. cransicaudatux, about a foot long, the tail 16 inches ; 
others are G. mahati and O. demidofi. The larger and 
smaller forms of the genus are sometimes separated under 
the names Otolemur and 0(oiicn?w respectively. One of 
the least of the latter is G. murinui, only about 4 inches 
long. 
2. [1. c. ; pi. galagos (-goz).] A species or indi- 
vidual of the genus Galago or subfamily Galagi- 
nitue. See gum-animal. 
galam butter (ga'lam but'er). See vegetable 
butters, under butter 1 . 
galanga (ga-lang'ga), n. [ML. and NL. : see 
yalanyal.} Same as galangal. 
galangal, galingale (ga-lang'gal or gal'an-gal, 
gal'in-gal), n. [< ME. galingale, galyngale, etc. 
(found once in AS. gallengar (cf. OD. galigaen, 
MLG. galligan, MHG. galgant, galgan, galgan, 
G. galgant), but the ME. forms follow OF.), < 
OF. galingat, also garingal; early mod. E. also 
galange, < OF. galange, galangue, galangal, or 
cypress or aromatic root, F. (after ML.) ga- 
langa = Sp. Pg. It. galanga = Dan. galange, 
< ML. galanga == MGr. ya'Aayya, < Ar. khalanjan, 
kholinjdn = Pers. khulinjdn, khawalinjdn, (. Chi- 
nese Ko- (or Kao-) liang-kiang, galaugal, i. e., 
mild ginger (liang-kiang, < liang, mild, + kiang, 
ginger) from Ko or Kao, also called Kao-chow- 
/, a prefecture in the province of Ktvang-tung 
(Canton), where galangal is chiefly produced. 
This word is interesting as being in E. the old- 
est word, in AS. the only word, of Chinese ori- 
gin, except silk, which may be ultimately Chi- 
nese.] 1. A dried rhizome brought from China 
and used in medicine (but much less than for- 
merly), being an aromatic stimulant of the na- 
ture of ginger. It was formerly used as a seasoning 
for food, and was one of the ingredients of galantine. 
The drug is mostly produced by Alpinia oflcinarum, a 
flag-like scitamineous plant, with stems about 4 feet high, 
clothed with narrow lanceolate leaves, and terminating in 
short simple racemes of handsome white flowers. The 
greater galangal is the root of Kitmpferia Galanga. 
Poudre-marchaunt tart and galvngale. 
Chaucer, Gen. Prol. to C. T., 1. 381. 
2. A sedge, Cyperus longus, with an aromatic 
tuberous root. Also called English galangal. 
The dale 
Was seen far inland, and the yellow down 
Border'd with palm, and many a winding vale 
And meadow, set with slender galingale. 
Tennyson, Lotos-Eaters. 
galanget, n. [See galangal.'} Same as galangal. 
Galange [cometh] from China, Chaul, Goa <fc Cochin. 
Hakluyft Voyaget, II. 277. 
Galanthus (ga-lan'thus), n. [NL., short for 
"galactanthus, < Gr. ya/M (ya~\anT-), milk, + avdof, 
flower.] A small genus of Amaryllidacea, rep- 
resented by the well-known snowdrop, G. niva- 
lis. They are herbaceous plants with bulbous roots, nar- 
row leaves, and drooping white bell-shaped flowers of six 
segments, the three outer being concave and spreading, 
and the three inner erect and shorter. There are four 
species, natives of middle and southern Europe and the 
Caucasus. 
galantine (gal'an-tin), n. [< ME. galantyne, gal- 
entyne, < OF. galentine, F. galantine, < ML. ga- 
latina for gelatina, jelly: see gelatin, and cf. G. 
gallerte, jelly.] It. A sauce in cookery made 
of sopped bread and spices. Hallivjell. 
No man yit in the morter spices grond 
To [for] clarre lie to sause of galentyne. 
Chaucer, Former Age, 1. 16. 
With a spone take out galentyne, & lay it vpon the 
brede with reed wyne & poudre of synamon. 
Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 281. 
2. A dish of veal, chicken, or other white meat, 
boned, stuffed, tied tightly, and boiled with 
spices and vegetables. It is served cold with 
its own jelly. 
If the cold fowl and salad failed, there must be galan- 
tine of veal with ham to fall back on. 
Harper ' Mag., LXXVIII. 84. 
galanty-show, . See gallanty-show. 
Galapagian (gal-a-pa'ji-an), a. Pertaining to 
the Galapagos islands, an archipelago in the 
Pacific ocean about 600 miles west of Ecuador, 
to which country they belong. 
galapago (gal-a-pa'go), n. [Sp., a tortoise.] A 
military engine of defense ; a tortoise, testudo, 
or mantlet : the Spanish word, sometimes used 
in English. Also spelled gallipago. 
There were gallipagos or tortoises, also, being great 
wooden shields, covered with hides, to protect the assail- 
ants and those who undermined the walls. 
Irving, Granada, p. 374. 
galapectite (gal-a-pek'tit), n. [< Gr. yd/la, 
milk, + xiiKToc, congealed, curdled (verbal adj. 
Right Valve of Galatea rttlttsa. 
Galaxy 
otvrtyvivat, fix, fasten, congeal, curdle), + -itc 2 .'] 
In mineral., a variety of halloysite. 
galapee-tree (gal'a-pe-ti-e), n. TheAetedmftyl- 
linn linncini, a small araliaceous tree of the 
West Indies, with a nearly simple stem bearing 
a head of large digitate leaves. 
Galatea (gal-a-te'a), n. [L., < Gr. raAdraa, a 
fern, name.] 1. In zodl., a name variously ap- 
plied. (a) In the furm 
Galathfa, by BruKiiiere 
(1792), to a genus of bi- 
valve mollusks, of the fam- 
ily Cyrenidce, characteris- 
tic of Africa, containing 
about 20 species, such as 
G. rechufa. In this sense 
also spelled Galathcea, Ga- 
latcea. Also called Egeria, 
and by other names. (6) 
In the form Galathea, by 
Fabricius (1793), to a ge- 
nus Of Crustaceans. See 
Galathea. (c) [I. c.] In 
e ntom., to the half-mourning butterfly, Papilio yalatea. 
2. [I. c.] A cotton material, striped blue and 
white. Diet, of Needlework. 
Galathea (gal-a-the'S), n. [NL. (Bruguiere, 
1792; Fabricius, 1793), improp. for Galatea.'] 
1. In conch., same as Galatea (a). 2. The 
typical genus of macrurous crustaceans of the 
family Galatheidce. G. strigosa is an example. 
Qalatheidae (gal-a-the'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Galathea + -idee.'} A family of macrurous deca- 
pod crustaceans, having a large broad abdo- 
men, well-developed caudal swimmerets, the 
first pair of legs cnelate, the last pair weak and 
reduced : typified by the genus Gala thea. Prop- 
erly written Galateidce. 
Gal'atian (ga-la'shan), a. and n. [< L. Galatia, 
< Gr. Ta./wria, the"country of the Go.lo.ia:, Gr. 
Ya.l.a.Ta.1, a later word for Kf ATO<, Celts, connected 
with r<i/Uo(, Gauls: see Gaul.} I. a. Of or per- 
taining to Galatia, an ancient inland division of 
Asia Minor, lying south of Bithynia and Paphla- 
gonia, conquered and colonized by the Gauls in 
the third century B. c. 
H. . 1. A native or an inhabitant of Galatia 
in Asia Minor. 
foolish Galatiant, who hath bewitched you, that ye 
should not obey the truth? Gal. lit. 1. 
2. pi. The shortened title of the Epistle to the 
Galatians. (See below.) Abbreviated Gal. 
Epistle to the Galatians, one of the epistles of the 
Apostle Paul, written to the Galatian churches probably 
about A. I>. 56. Its chief contents are a vindication of 
Paul's authority as an apostle, a plea for the principle of 
justification by faith, and a concluding exhortation. 
Galax (ga'laks), n. [NL., appar. based on Gr. 
ya"\a, milk.] A genus of plants, referred to 
the natural order Diapensiacece, of a single spe- 
cies, G. aphylla, found in open woods from Vir- 
ginia to Georgia. It is a stemless evergreen, with 
round-cordate leaves and a tall scape bearing a slender 
raceme of numerous small white flowers. 
. 
Galaxias (ga-lak'si-as), n. [NL., < Gr. 
a kind of fish, prob. the lamprey : see Galaxy.} 
1 . A genus of fishes, typical of the family Galaxi- 
id(E. The species are peculiar to the fresh wa- 
ters of the southern hemisphere. Cuvier, 1817. 
2. A subgenus or section of land-shells, typi- 
fied by Helix globulus. Beck, 1837. 
galazidian (gal-ak-sid'i-an), n. A fish of the 
family Galaxiidce; a galaxiid. Sir J. Richard- 
son. 
Galaxlidae (gal-ak-si'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Go- 
jaw formed chiefly by the short intermaxillaries, the dor- 
sal nn opposite to and resembling the anal, few pyloric ap- 
pendages, no adipose fin, and no oviduct. The family con- 
tains about 12 species of small fishes of trout-like aspect, 
inhabiting New Zealand, Australia, and South America. 
Also Galaxiae, Galaxidx, Galaxiadtf. 
Galaxy (gal'ak-si), n. [< ME. galaxie, < OF. 
galaxie, F. galaxie = Sp. Pg. galaxia = It. ga- 
lassia, < L. galaxias, the Milky Way (in pure L. 
via lactea or circulus lacteus), < Gr. ya/iajiaf (sc. 
KVKJ'JX;, circle), the Milky Way, also the milk- 
stone, and a kind of fish, < yd).a (ya/iaur-), milk : 
see galactic.} 1. In astron., the Milky Way, a 
luminous band extending around the heavens. 
It is produced by myriads of stars, into which it is resolved 
by the telescope. It divides into two great branches, 
which remain apart for a distance of 150 and then reunite; 
there are also many smaller branches. At one point it 
spreads out very widely, exhibiting a fan-like expanse of 
interlacing branches nearly 20 broad ; this terminates ab- 
ruptly and leaves a kind of gap. At several points are seen 
dark spots in the midst of some of the brightest portions. 
" Now," quod he tho, " cast up thyn ye, 
Se yonder, lo, the Galaxie 
The whiche men clepe the Melky Weye, 
For hit ys white : and somme, parfeye, 
Callen hyt Watlynge strete." 
Cliamer, House of Fame, 1. 986. 
