Zedoary

[zedәuәri]

Definition

(n.) A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is used in medicine as a stimulant.

Checker: Ophelia

Definition

n. certain species of curcuma natives of India China &c. whose root-stocks (rhizomes) are aromatic bitter pungent and tonic and used for similar purposes with ginger—a powerful sudorific.

Typed by Evangeline