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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae — more than 100 different species of ginger.

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Examples

  • The bright pink-red is Etlingera elatior and the yellow pine cone is a Zingiber sp.

    Gingers in my garden Glenda Larke 2008

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