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myoga

myoga noun: a Japanese type of ginger, Zingiber mioga, of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in cooking.

myoga: a Japanese type of ginger, Zingiber mioga, of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in...
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Noun

myoga (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese type of ginger, Zingiber mioga, of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in cooking.
    Synonyms:
    Japanese ginger

Synonyms of myoga

Origin of myoga

From Japanese 茗荷 (myōga).

Questions about myoga

What does myoga mean?
Myoga means a Japanese type of ginger, Zingiber mioga, of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in cooking.
What part of speech is myoga?
Myoga is a noun.

Words near myoga in the dictionary

  1. myofilaments
  2. myofunction
  3. myofunctional
  4. myofusion
  5. MYOG
  6. myoga
  7. myogeloses
  8. myogelosis
  9. myogelotic
  10. myogenesis
  11. myogenetic

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