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gal·in·gale
\ˈgalə̇nˌgāl, -liŋˌ-\ noun
also gal·an·gal \-lə̇nˌgal, -liŋˌ-\; or gal·an·gale \-ˌgāl\; or cal·an·gall \ˈkalə̇nˌgȯl, -liŋˌ-\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English galyngale, from Middle French galingal, garingal, from Old French, from Arabic khalanjān
1.
a. : a pungent aromatic rhizome produced in eastern Asia by plants related to the true ginger and formerly used in medicine and cookery
b. : either of two plants of the family Zingiberaceae that yield galingale:
(1) : a Chinese perennial herb (Alpinia officinalis) with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers
(2) : a stemless perennial herb (Kaempferia galanga) of southeastern Asia with fragrant short-lived largely white flowers
2. : an Old World sedge (Cyperus longus) with a root having properties like and sometimes used in place of galingale; broadly : a plant of the genus Cyperus |