Definition of galingale Galingale

gal•in•gale

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Noun

Plural: galingales

galingale - European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
  galangal, Cyperus longus
  sedge grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • galingale (n.)
    A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • galingale
    gal′in-gāl, n. the aromatic root of certain E. Indian plants of genera Alpinia and Kæmpferia, formerly much used in medicine and cookery: the tuber of Cyperus longus, of ancient medicinal repute: also the whole plant.—Also Galan′gal. [O. Fr. galingal—Ar. khalanjān—Chin. ko-liang-kiang—Ko, a Chinese province, liang, mild, and kiang, ginger.]

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