English Explanatory Dictionary

zingiber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the genus Zingiber of gingers.

Word forms

zingiber zingibers

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci) Proto-Dravidian *wēr Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr) Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der. Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor. Latin zingiberīder. taxonomic name Zingiber English zingiber From taxonomic name Zingiber. Doublet of ginger.

Related words

Zingiber
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