wild ginger (English, noun)
expansion: wild ginger (usually uncountable, plural wild gingers)
Senses:
glosses: Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
in family Zingiberaceae, especially:
Any of the Alpinia species (shell gingers), especially Alpinia caerulea.
tags: uncountable
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glosses: Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
in family Zingiberaceae, especially:
Curcuma australasica (native turmeric)
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glosses: Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
in family Zingiberaceae, especially:
Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger, ginger lily)
tags: uncountable
usually
glosses: Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
in family Zingiberaceae, especially:
Siphonochilus aethiopicus (African ginger)
tags: uncountable
usually
glosses: Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
in family Zingiberaceae, especially:
Any of the numerous Zingiber species
tags: uncountable
usually
glosses: Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
in family Zingiberaceae, especially:
Renealmia aromatica (rat plantain)
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usually
glosses: Any of the many plants similar to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) in appearance or aroma.
Any of several species of Asarum, especially Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wildginger), Asarum canadense, and Asarum sieboldi.
tags: uncountable
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Forms:
form: wild gingers
tags: plural