Definition of Galanga. Meaning of Galanga. Synonyms of Galanga

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Definition of Galanga

Galanga
Galanga Ga*lan"ga, Galangal Ga*lan"gal, n.[OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanj?n. ] The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the K[ae]mpferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.

Meaning of Galanga from wikipedia

- and is known for its pungent, aromatic flavor. Greater galangal (Alpinia galanga) is most commonly used, and is similar to ginger and turmeric. It is native...
- Kaempferia galanga, commonly known as kencur, aromatic ginger, sand ginger, cutcherry, is a monocotyledonous plant in the ginger family, and one of four...
- Alpinia galanga, a plant in the ginger family, bears a rhizome used largely as an herb in Unani medicine and as a ****e in Southeast Asian cookery. It...
- names): Azadirachta, Berberis, Cakile, Carthamus, Cuscuta, Doroni****, Galanga, Musa, Nuphar, Ribes, Senna, Taraxa****, Usnea, Physalis alkekengi, Melia...
- Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guangxi provinces of China) Galangal, greater (Alpinia galanga) Galangal, lesser (Alpinia officinarum) Garlic (Allium sativum) Garlic...
- Galanga is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There is at least one described species in Galanga, G. labeculata. "Browse Galanga". Catalogue...
- (Zingiber). ****es include ginger (Zingiber), galangal or Thai ginger (Alpinia galanga and others), melegueta pepper (Aframomum melegueta), myoga (Zingiber mioga)...
- (fennel) Rhizome Cur****a longa (turmeric) Panax ginseng (ginseng) Alpinia galanga (galangal) Arthropodium spp. (rengarenga, vanilla lily, and others) Canna...
- Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 15 December 2020. "Chinese Ginger. Alpinia Galanga, Willd". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens,...
- the slave trade in Brazil. According to oral tradition, in about 1740, Galanga, a tribal leader from the Congo, was taken along with a large part of his...