GALINGALE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'galin`geyl
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots

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	Synonyms:	Cyperus longus, galangal

	See Also:	Cyperus, genus Cyperus, sedge

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Gal"in*gale\, n. [See {Galangal}.] (Bot.) A plant of the Sedge family ({Cyperus longus}) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. --Chaucer. Meadow, set with slender galingale. --Tennyson.