ga·lan·gal (g -l ng gl)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. [Variant of galingale.] |
galangal [gəˈlæŋgəl]
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
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| Noun | 1. | galangal - southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots 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 rootssedge - 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 |
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