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ginger family
gin′ger fam`ily
n. a family, Zingiberaceae, of tropical, often aromatic nonwoody plants with pungent rhizomes and clusters of tubular flowers: includes cardamom, ginger, and turmeric. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ginger family - a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musalesfamily Zingiberaceae, Zingiberaceaeliliopsid family, monocot family - family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedMusales, order Musales - tropical plantsgenus Zingiber, Zingiber - tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: gingerCurcuma, genus Curcuma - tropical Asiatic perennial herbsAlpinia, genus Alpinia, genus Languas, genus Zerumbet - perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomesAframomum, genus Aframomum - an African genus of plants of the family ZingiberaceaeElettaria, genus Elettaria - cardamom |
EncyclopediaSeeZingiberaceaeginger family
Synonyms for ginger familynoun a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order MusalesSynonyms- family Zingiberaceae
- Zingiberaceae
Related Words- liliopsid family
- monocot family
- Musales
- order Musales
- genus Zingiber
- Zingiber
- Curcuma
- genus Curcuma
- Alpinia
- genus Alpinia
- genus Languas
- genus Zerumbet
- Aframomum
- genus Aframomum
- Elettaria
- genus Elettaria
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