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galanga
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galanga, n. [OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanj. ].
The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (Alpinia Galanga and Alpinia officinarum ) and of the Kæmpferia Galanga ), -- all of the Ginger family. [1913 Webster]
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