zingiberaceous

[ zin-juh-buh-rey-shuh s ]

/ ˌzɪn dʒə bəˈreɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of plants.

Words nearby zingiberaceous

zinfandel, zing, zingara, zingaro, zinger, zingiberaceous, zingy, zinjanthropus, zinkenite, zinn's membrane, zinn's zonule

Also zinziberaceous.

Compare ginger family.

Origin of zingiberaceous

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

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British Dictionary definitions for zingiberaceous

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

Word Origin for zingiberaceous

C19: via New Latin from zingiber ginger

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