noun
a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
• Syn: ↑Zingiberaceae, ↑family Zingiberaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Musales, ↑order Musales
• Member Meronyms:
↑Zingiber, ↑genus Zingiber, ↑Curcuma, ↑genus Curcuma, ↑Alpinia, ↑genus Alpinia, ↑genus Zerumbet, ↑genus Languas, ↑Aframomum, ↑genus Aframomum, ↑Elettaria, ↑genus Elettaria
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the plant family Zingiberaceae, characterized by tropical, often aromatic herbaceous plants having rhizomes, long sheathing leaves, and clusters of tubular flowers, and including cardamon, ginger, and turmeric.
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ginger family,
a group of monocotyledonous herbs found chiefly in tropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere. The family includes ginger, tumeric, and cardamom.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.