GALINGALES

Noun

galingales

plural of galingale

Source: Wiktionary


GALINGALE

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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