galangal

ga·lan·gal  (g-lnggl)

n.

1. A plant (Alpinia officinarum) of eastern Asia, having pungent, aromatic roots used medicinally and as seasoning.

2. The dried roots of this plant.

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[Variant of galingale.]

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galangal [gəˈlæŋg^əl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for galingale

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a zingiberaceous plant, Alpinia officinarum, of China and the East Indies

3. (Cookery) (Medicine) the pungent aromatic root of this plant, dried and used as a seasoning and in medicine

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	galangal - southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots Alpinia galanga ginger - perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems Alpinia, genus Alpinia, genus Languas, genus Zerumbet - perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
	2.	galangal - European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots Cyperus longus, galingale sedge - grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers Cyperus, genus Cyperus - type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions