GALINGALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does galingale mean? 

• GALINGALE (noun)
  The noun GALINGALE has 1 sense:

1. European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots

  Familiarity information: GALINGALE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GALINGALE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cyperus longus; galangal; galingale

Hypernyms ("galingale" 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 ("galingale" is a member of...):

Cyperus; genus Cyperus (type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions)