GALINGALE

galingale, galangal, Cyperus longus

(noun) European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

galingale (countable and uncountable, plural galingales)

Alternative spelling of galangal

One of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes.

Source: Wiktionary


Gal"in*gale, n. Etym: [See Galangal.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. Chaucer. Meadow, set with slender galingale. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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