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nountufted 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
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- galactic of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)
- intergalactic between or among galaxies
- andromeda a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy
- hubble's constant (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today
- intergalactic space the space between galaxies
- andromeda galaxy a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye
- steady state theory (cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other
- milky way galaxy the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky
- hubble constant (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today
- extragalactic outside or beyond a galaxy