wild ginger
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- in family Zingiberaceae, especially: Any of the Alpinia species (shell gingers), especially Alpinia caerulea.
- in family Zingiberaceae, especially: Curcuma australasica (native turmeric)
- in family Zingiberaceae, especially: Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger, ginger lily)
- in family Zingiberaceae, especially: Siphonochilus aethiopicus (African ginger)
- in family Zingiberaceae, especially: Any of the numerous Zingiber species
- in family Zingiberaceae, especially: Renealmia aromatica (rat plantain)
- Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma: Any of several species of Asarum, especially Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wildginger), Asarum canadense, and Asarum sieboldi.
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