galingale
noun
gal·in·gale ˈga-lən-ˌgāl 
-liŋ-
1
: an Old World sedge (Cyperus longus)
broadly : any of various other sedges of the same genus
2
: galangal
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, galangal; sedges of the genus Cyperus so called from their aromatic rhizomes
First Known Use
1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1