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Zingiber officinale
Ginger Gin"ger, n. [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF. gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi, fr. Gr. ?; of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjeb[=i]l, fr. Skr. ???gav["e]ra, prop., hornshaped; ???ga horn + v["e]ra body.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale. 2. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine. Ginger beer or ale, a mild beer impregnated with ginger. Ginger cordial, a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy. Ginger pop. See Ginger beer (above). Ginger wine, wine impregnated with ginger. Wild ginger (Bot.), an American herb (Asarum Canadense) with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock which has a strong taste of ginger.
Zingiberaceous
Zingiberaceous in`gi*ber*a"ceous (z[i^]n`j[i^]*b[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. zingiber ginger. See Ginger.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to ginger, or to a tribe (Zingibere[ae]) of endogenous plants of the order Scitamine[ae]. See Scitamineous.
Zingibereae
Zingiberaceous in`gi*ber*a"ceous (z[i^]n`j[i^]*b[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. zingiber ginger. See Ginger.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to ginger, or to a tribe (Zingibere[ae]) of endogenous plants of the order Scitamine[ae]. See Scitamineous.

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- currently includes: Zingiber a****inatum Valeton Zingiber aguin****ae Docot Zingiber albiflorum R.M.Sm. Zingiber album Nurainas Zingiber anamalayanum Sujanapal...
- Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a ****e and a folk medicine. It is an herbaceous...
- Zingiber zerumbet is a species of plant in the ginger family with leafy stems growing to about 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall. It originates from Asia, but can be...
- Zingiber spectabile is a species of true ginger, native to Maritime Southeast Asia. It is primarily grown in the West as an ornamental plant, although...
- Myoga, myoga ginger or ****anese ginger (myōga (茗荷)) is the species Zingiber mioga in the family Zingiberaceae. It is a deciduous herbaceous perennial native...
- torch-ginger Etlingera elatior, Renealmia, and ginger (Zingiber). ****es include ginger (Zingiber), galangal or Thai ginger (Alpinia galanga and others)...
- superfluous name Alpinia cardamomum (L.) Roxb. Cardamomum officinale Salisb. Zingiber cardamomum (L.) Stokes Matonia cardamomum (L.) Stephenson & J.M.Churchill...
- Zingiber montanum is a species of plant in the family Zingiberaceae, with no subspecies. Native to Indo-China and Malesia, it has become an invasive species...
- Zingiber kelabitianum is a species of plant in the family Zingiberaceae, with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life. It was discovered in northern...
- called Thai tea. Thai Oolong tea, which is oolong tea steamed with ginger (Zingiber officinale), lemongr**** (Cymbopogon citratus), and celery, can also be...