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zingiberaceous
[ zin-juh-buh-rey-shuhs ]
adjective
- belonging to the Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of plants.
zingiberaceous
/ ˌzɪndʒɪbəˈreɪʃəs /
adjective
- 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
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Origin of zingiberaceous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zingiberaceous1
C19: via New Latin from zingiber ginger
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