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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
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
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)