| Pronunciation: | | 'galin`geyl
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[n] European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots |
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GALINGALE is a 9 letter word that starts with G. |
| | Synonyms: | | Cyperus longus, galangal |
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| | See Also: | | Cyperus, genus Cyperus, sedge |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gal"in*gale\, n. [See {Galangal}.] (Bot.)
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.
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