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Definition of Galanga
1. n. The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the Kæmpferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.
Definition of Galanga
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of galangal) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Galanga
1. galangal [n -S] - See also: galangal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Galanga
Literary usage of Galanga
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"galanga ALBA. See galangal. galanga major. Its leaves, when bruised, have a strong
smell of cardamoms, and the cardamomum plant is frequently placed in ..."
2. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed: In which the Most by John Sims (1805)
"Specific Character and Synonyms. t galanga; ... galanga. Spec. Plant. 3. Willd.\§.
Reich. 5. Hort.Cli/. 2.7.3. ¡filis. ..."
3. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"In the root-stocks of Alpinia galanga (Schwartz'). They are pulverised and
distilled with water. The water which passes over with the oil has the odour and ..."
4. Science Papers: Chiefly Pharmacological and Botanical by Daniel Hanbury (1876)
"I have applied the term galanga Cardamom to a small medicinal fruit received
under the above Chinese names from my friend Mr. Lockhart, of Shanghai. ..."
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