Zingiber (Noun)
Meaning
Tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The plant known as zingiber officinale is commonly used in many traditional Asian dishes for its spicy flavor.
- Ginger or zingiber is often found growing wild in tropical regions of Asia and is consumed for its health benefits.
- Some species of zingiber have beautiful flowers, attracting bees and birds in tropical forests.
- A few types of zingiber, such as zingiber zerumbet, have aromatic rhizomes but are not edible.
- The fresh rhizomes of zingiber officinale are widely used in Polynesian traditional medicine.