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wild ginger

wild ginger noun: any of the Alpinia species (shell gingers), especially Alpinia caerulea.

Noun

wild ginger (usually uncountable, plural wild gingers)

  1. (usually) Any of the Alpinia species (shell gingers), especially Alpinia caerulea.
  2. (usually) Curcuma australasica (native turmeric)
  3. (usually) Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger, ginger lily)
  4. (usually) Siphonochilus aethiopicus (African ginger)
  5. (usually) Any of the numerous Zingiber species
  6. (usually) Renealmia aromatica (rat plantain)
  7. (usually) Any of several species of Asarum, especially Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wildginger), Asarum canadense, and Asarum sieboldi.

wild ginger meaning in Tamil and Sanskrit

wild ginger in Tamil

அரணியசாறனை, காட்டிஞ்சி

wild ginger in Sanskrit

wild ginger
ऐन्द्र aindra

Forms of wild ginger

pluralwild gingers

Questions about wild ginger

What does wild ginger mean?
Wild ginger means any of the Alpinia species (shell gingers), especially Alpinia caerulea.
What is wild ginger in Tamil?
Wild ginger in Tamil is அரணியசாறனை, காட்டிஞ்சி. See Wild ginger meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wild ginger?
Wild ginger is a noun.
What is the plural of wild ginger?
The plural of wild ginger is wild gingers.

Words near wild ginger in the dictionary

  1. wild garlic
  2. wild garlics
  3. wild geese
  4. wild geranium
  5. wild geraniums
  6. wild ginger
  7. wild gingers
  8. wild goat
  9. wild goats
  10. wild goose
  11. wild goose chase

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