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Zingiber

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Word	Definition
genus zingibernoun	tropical asiatic and polynesian perennial plants: ginger

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Word	Definition
genus zingibernoun	tropical asiatic and polynesian perennial plants: ginger
zingiberoidnoun	Any plant of the subfamily Zingiberoideae
wild gingernoun	Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
gingernoun	The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
ginger rootnoun	Ginger, the underground stem, or rhizome, of the plant Zingiber officinale.
japanese gingernoun	Zingiber mioga, native to east Asia.
zerumbetnoun	(archaic) Zingiber zerumbet, a Javanese plant resembling ginger.
gingerrootnoun	Alternative spelling of ginger root. [Ginger, the underground stem, or rhizome, of the plant Zingiber officinale.]
race gingernoun	Synonym of ginger root.
shell gingernoun	An East Asian plant related to ginger, Alpinia zerumbet, grown for its showy flowers, which are shell-pink on the outside and intensely orange and red on the inside.
awapuhinoun	(Hawaii) Zingiber zerumbet, a plant in the ginger family.
pinecone gingernoun	Any of several species of ginger with pinecone-like flower heads, but especially shampoo ginger (Zingiber zerumbet).
kentjurnoun	Any of a number of flowering plants in the Zingiberaceae family, native to Asia, and having rhizomes used as spices.
myoganoun	A Japanese type of ginger, Zingiber mioga, of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in cooking.
zerumbethnoun	Alternative form of zerumbet. [(archaic) Zingiber zerumbet, a Javanese plant resembling ginger.]
shampoo gingernoun	An Asian and Polynesian plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet, whose inflorescence contains a substance used as a shampoo.
white gingernoun	A decorative herb of India (Hedychium coronarium).
torch gingernoun	A Southeast Asian tropical plant related to ginger, of species Etlingera elatior (syn. Phaeomeria magnifica), with pink buds used as a seasoning and spectacular red flowers.
glycerianoun	Any member of the genus Glyceria of mannagrasses.
handnoun	The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.