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white ginger

white ginger noun: ginger rootstock which has been dried and scraped.

Noun

white ginger (plural white gingers)

  1. Ginger rootstock which has been dried and scraped.
  2. A decorative herb of India (Hedychium coronarium).
    Synonyms:
    butterfly-ginger, butterfly lily, cinnamon jasmine, garland flower, ginger lily, white ginger-lily, fragrant garland flower, Indian garland flower, white butterfly ginger lily

Synonyms of white ginger

  • African ginger
  • Cochin ginger
  • Jamaica ginger
  • butterfly-ginger, butterfly lily, cinnamon jasmine, garland flower, ginger lily, white ginger-lily, fragrant garland flower, Indian garland flower, white butterfly ginger lily

Forms of white ginger

pluralwhite gingers

Questions about white ginger

What does white ginger mean?
White ginger means ginger rootstock which has been dried and scraped.
What part of speech is white ginger?
White ginger is a noun.
What is the plural of white ginger?
The plural of white ginger is white gingers.

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