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noun
Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
in family Zingiberaceae, especially:
Any of the Alpinia species (shell gingers), especially Alpinia caerulea.
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noun
Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
in family Zingiberaceae, especially:
Curcuma australasica (native turmeric)
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noun
Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
in family Zingiberaceae, especially:
Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger, ginger lily)
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noun
Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
in family Zingiberaceae, especially:
Siphonochilus aethiopicus (African ginger)
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noun
Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
in family Zingiberaceae, especially:
Any of the numerous Zingiber species
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noun
Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
in family Zingiberaceae, especially:
Renealmia aromatica (rat plantain)
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noun
Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
Any of several species of Asarum, especially Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wildginger), Asarum canadense, and Asarum sieboldi.
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noun
low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: Canada ginger, black snakeroot, Asarum canadense, heartleaf, heart-leaf, Asarum virginicum, asarabacca, Asarum europaeum
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