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wild ginger

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wild ginger
n.
Any of various plants of the genus Asarum, especially A. canadense of North America, having broad leaves, a solitary brownish flower, and an aromatic root. Also called heartleaf.
wild ginger
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a North American plant, Asarum canadense, having a solitary brownish flower and an aromatic root: family Aristolochiaceae See also asarabacca, asarum
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Noun1.wild ginger - low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes
Asarum, genus Asarum - wild ginger
Asarum canadense, black snakeroot, Canada ginger - deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States
Asarum virginicum, heart-leaf, heartleaf - evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
asarabacca, Asarum europaeum - thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests


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