"white ginger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white gingers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} white ginger (plural white gingers)
  1. (botany) Ginger rootstock which has been dried and scraped. Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: African ginger, Cochin ginger, Jamaica ginger
    Sense id: en-white_ginger-en-noun-ZQqoIZgt Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. A decorative herb of India (Hedychium coronarium). Categories (lifeform): Ginger family plants Synonyms: butterfly-ginger, butterfly lily, cinnamon jasmine, garland flower, ginger lily, white ginger-lily, fragrant garland flower, Indian garland flower, white butterfly ginger lily
    Sense id: en-white_ginger-en-noun-Nlazg68o Disambiguation of Ginger family plants: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61

Inflected forms

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