G / gălaxĭas
noun greek

gălaxĭas

gen. ae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
= γαλαξίας.
Milk-stone;
Milk-stone; = galactites, q. v., Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 162.—
The Milky Way
The Milky Way, called in pure Lat. Via lactea, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 4; 9; Mart. Cap. 8, § 826 al.