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GALANGAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
Synonyms:
Cyperus longus; galangal; galingale
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("galangal" is a kind of...):
sedge (grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers)
Holonyms ("galangal" is a member of...):
Cyperus; genus Cyperus (type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
Synonyms:
Alpinia galanga; galangal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("galangal" is a kind of...):
ginger (perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems)
Holonyms ("galangal" is a member of...):
Alpinia; genus Alpinia; genus Languas; genus Zerumbet (perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes)
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