Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An aromatic root used as a tonic and stimulant, obtained from Zingiber Cassumunar.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) A pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike root, obtained from the East Indies.

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  • noun A pungent, bitter, aromatic root, resembling ginger, obtained from the East Indies.

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Examples

  • Common ginger rhizome (Zingiber cassumunar) Limestone (one thumb-sized piece) (If available, a root nodule of a plant known as "Krasarn" in Thailand can also be included).

    Chapter 8 1994

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