ginger.
(Of thelat.)dozing? ber,-ib? ris, East of theGr. ?, and this of thesánscr.(singavera).
1. m. plant of the India, of the family of the Cingiberáceas, with radicals, lanceolate, almost linear leaves, flowers to Spike, Corolla purpurea on a scape central of four to six decimetres high, capsular fruit quite pulpy and with several seeds and Rhizome of the thickness of a finger, somewhat flattened, gnarled and grey on the outside, yellowish white on the insidearomatic odor and pungent and spicy flavor as the pepper. It is used as a spice and medicine.
m. Rhizome of this plant.
