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ga⋅lan⋅gal
[guh-lang-guh
l] 
–noun
| the aromatic, medicinal rhizome of certain eastern Asian plants belonging to the genus Alpinia, of the ginger family. |
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| ga·lan·gal (gə-lāng'gəl) n.
[Variant of galingale.] |
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Main Entry: gal·an·gal
Pronunciation: g&-'la[ng]-g&l
Function: noun
1 : a pungent aromatic rhizome produced by eastern Asianplants related to the true ginger and formerly used in medicine and cookery called also galangal root
2 : either of two plants of the ginger family that yield galangal: a : a Chinese perennial herb (Alpinia officinalis) with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers b : a stemless perennial herb (Kaempferia galanga)of southeastern Asia with fragrant short-lived largely white flowers
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galangal ga·lan·gal (gə-lāng'gəl) or ga·lan·ga (-gə)
n.
A plant of eastern Asia, having pungent, aromatic rhizomes used as an aromatic stimulant and carminative.
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