Galangal

[gә'læŋgl]

Definition

(noun.) southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots.

Editor: Orville--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the Kaempferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.

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