Definition of Galangal

1. Noun. Southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots.

Exact synonyms: Alpinia Galanga
Generic synonyms: Ginger
Group relationships: Alpinia, Genus Alpinia, Genus Languas, Genus Zerumbet

2. Noun. European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots.
Exact synonyms: Cyperus Longus, Galingale
Generic synonyms: Sedge
Group relationships: Cyperus, Genus Cyperus

Definition of Galangal

1. Noun. Any of several east Asian plants of the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally ''Alpinia galanga''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Galangal

1. a medicinal plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Galangal

1. The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. Officinarum) and of the Kaempferia Galanga), all of the Ginger family. Origin: OE. Galingale, OF. Galingal, garingal, F. Galanga (cf. Sp. Galanga), prob. Fr. Ar. Khalanjn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Galangal

galacturonosyltransferase
galage
galages
galago
galagoes
galagos
galah
galah session
galah sessions
galahs
galaktoboureko
galalike
galanas
galanases
galanga
galangal (current term)
galangals
galangas
galanin
galantamine
galanthamine
galanthophile
galanthophiles
galantine
galantines
galanty show
galapago
galapee tree
galaptin
galas

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