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fingerroot

fingerroot noun: boesenbergia rotunda, a plant related to ginger, with fingerlike roots used as a spice.

fingerroot: boesenbergia rotunda, a plant related to ginger, with fingerlike roots used as a spice
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Noun

fingerroot (uncountable)

  1. Boesenbergia rotunda, a plant related to ginger, with fingerlike roots used as a spice.

fingerroot meaning in Sinhala, Malay, Indonesian and Thai

fingerroot in Sinhala

Boesenbergia rotunda
හරං කහ haraṁ kaha

fingerroot in Malay

Boesenbergia rotunda
temu kunci

fingerroot in Indonesian

Boesenbergia rotunda
temu kunci

fingerroot in Thai

Boesenbergia rotunda
กระชาย grà-chaai
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fingerroot in Vietnamese
ngải bún, nga truật

Synonyms of fingerroot

Origin of fingerroot

From finger + root.

Questions about fingerroot

What does fingerroot mean?
Fingerroot means boesenbergia rotunda, a plant related to ginger, with fingerlike roots used as a spice.
What is fingerroot in Sinhala?
Fingerroot in Sinhala is හරං කහ (haraṁ kaha). See Fingerroot meaning in Sinhala.
What part of speech is fingerroot?
Fingerroot is a noun.

Words near fingerroot in the dictionary

  1. fingerprintie
  2. fingerprinties
  3. fingerprinting
  4. fingerprintings
  5. fingerprints
  6. fingerroot
  7. fingers
  8. fingers and thumbs
  9. fingers and toes
  10. fingers and toes crossed
  11. fingers crossed

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