Zingiber

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Translingual

Etymology

From Latin zingiber (“ginger”), from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis) (see there for more).

Proper noun

Zingiber n

A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – the true gingers.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Zingiberales - order; Zingiberaceae - family; Zingiberoideae - subfamily; Zingibereae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Zingiber officinale - type species; see Zingiber on WikipediaWikipedia or Zingiber on WikispeciesWikispecies for other species.

Derived terms

References

Zingiber on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zingiber on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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