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Definition of Wild ginger
1. Noun. Low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes.
Group relationships: Asarum, Genus Asarum
Specialized synonyms: Asarum Canadense, Black Snakeroot, Canada Ginger, Asarum Virginicum, Heart-leaf, Heartleaf, Asarabacca, Asarum Europaeum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Specialized synonyms: Asarum Canadense, Black Snakeroot, Canada Ginger, Asarum Virginicum, Heart-leaf, Heartleaf, Asarabacca, Asarum Europaeum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Medical Definition of Wild ginger
1. An aromatic stimulant and diaphoretic. Synonym: Canada snakeroot, Indian ginger, wild ginger. (05 Mar 2000)