zingiber

noun

zin·​gi·​ber

ˈzinjəbə(r)

1

capitalized : a genus of tropical Asiatic and Polynesian plants (family Zingiberaceae) having tuberous rootstocks, leafy stems, and a coned cluster of imbricated bracts of which each bract encloses from one to three flowers see ginger

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Zingiber

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, ginger

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