zingiberaceous

[ zin-juh-buh-rey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. belonging to the Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of plants.

zingiberaceous

/ ˌzɪndʒɪbəˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Zingiberaceae, a family of tropical aromatic plants that typically have fleshy rhizomes and flowers in spikes or clusters: includes ginger and the plants yielding turmeric and cardamom

Word History and Origins

Origin of zingiberaceous¹

1840–50; < New Latin Zingiberace ( ae ) family name ( ginger, -aceae ) + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of zingiberaceous¹

C19: via New Latin from zingiber ginger