galangal

galangal is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the Kaempferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the Kaempferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.
2. noun. European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots

   Synonyms: galingale

3. noun. southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots

Synonyms

galingale

Common word forms

galangals

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