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Definition of Canada ginger
1. Noun. Deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canada Ginger
Literary usage of Canada ginger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. List of Medicines Mentioned in Homœopathic Literature by Henry M. Smith (1879)
"... Canada ginger, Canada snake-root, Colt's foot, Heart-root, Indian ginger,
Vermont snake-root, Wild ginger, Wild turnip. Tinct. and Trit. of root. ..."
2. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1917)
"Canada ginger. Rhizomes with a ginger-like flavor, edible. POLYGONACEAE. Rumc.i-
crispus. CURLED DOCK. Leaves used as a potherb. ..."
3. Boys' and Girls' Bookshelf by Hamilton Wright Mabie, University Society, New York (1912)
"... catching the snow which had quickly filled up the spaces between tives in the
Canada ginger and Dutchman's pipe which are found in the Northern States. ..."
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