GALINGALE
\ɡˈe͡ɪlɪŋɡˌe͡ɪl], \ɡˈeɪlɪŋɡˌeɪl], \ɡ_ˈeɪ_l_ɪ_ŋ_ɡ_ˌeɪ_l]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus.
By Oddity Software
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A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus.
By Noah Webster.
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gal'in-g[=a]l, n. the aromatic root of certain E. Indian plants of genera Alpinia and Kæmpferia, formerly much used in medicine and cookery: the tuber of Cyperus longus, of ancient medicinal repute: also the whole plant.--Also GALAN'GAL. [O. Fr. galingal--Ar. khalanj[=a]n--Chin. ko-liang-kiang--Ko, a Chinese province, liang, mild, and kiang, ginger.]
By Thomas Davidson
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).