"fingerroot" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From finger + root. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|finger|root}} finger + root Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fingerroot (uncountable)
  1. Boesenbergia rotunda, a plant related to ginger, with finger-like roots used as a spice. Wikipedia link: Boesenbergia rotunda Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Spices Categories (lifeform): Ginger family plants Synonyms: Chinese keys, lesser galangal, Chinese ginger, kachai Translations (Boesenbergia rotunda): 凹唇薑 (Chinese Mandarin), 凹唇姜 (āochúnjiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), temu kunci (Indonesian), กะซาย (Isan), กะแอน (Isan), ขิงซาย (Isan), ខ្ជាយ (khciəy) (Khmer), ກະຊາຍ (ka sāi) (Lao), temu kunci (Malay), ᨠᩋᩯ᩠ᨶ (Northern Thai), ᩉᩖᩋᩯ᩠ᨶ (Northern Thai), හරං කහ (haraṁ kaha) (Sinhalese), กระชาย (grà-chaai) (Thai), ngải bún (Vietnamese), nga truật (Vietnamese)
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