Genus Zingiber (Noun)
Meaning
Tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Zingiber includes many species of ginger that are commonly used in cooking and traditional medicine throughout Asia.
- Ginger, a plant of the genus Zingiber, has been cultivated for thousands of years in tropical regions of Asia and the Pacific.
- The genus Zingiber is a diverse group of plants that includes several species of wild ginger, which are found in the forests of Southeast Asia.
- Plants of the genus Zingiber are known for their spicy, aromatic rhizomes, which are used in a variety of culinary and medicinal applications.
- The genus Zingiber is part of the family Zingiberaceae, which includes other tropical plants such as turmeric and cardamom.