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Galingale

Galingale Meaning & Definition
Galingale Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Galingale?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Galingale: Cyperus longus | galangal

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See Also | Cyperus | genus Cyperus | sedge

Galingale In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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