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Galingale

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Any of various sedges of the genus Cyperus, especially C. longus of Europe, having rough-edged leaves, reddish spikelets, and aromatic roots.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Alternative spelling of galangal.

n. One of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. See galangal.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots

Word Usage

"Each of the spices in the three mixtures appears in other combinations, and some recipes also use coriander seeds and cardamom, as well as spices that are even more exotic today than they were in fourteenth-century Venice, such as galingale and melegueta pepper."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

sedge

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