wild ginger
Meanings
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.
- Curcuma australasica (native turmeric)
- Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger, ginger lily)
- Siphonochilus aethiopicus (African ginger)
- Any of the numerous Zingiber species
- Renealmia aromatica (rat plantain)
- Any of several species of Asarum, especially Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wildginger), Asarum canadense, and Asarum sieboldi.
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