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gal·an·gal
n 1 : a pungent aromatic rhizome produced by eastern Asian plants related to the true ginger and formerly used in medicine and cookery - called also galangal root 2 : either of two plants of the ginger family that yield galangal a : a Chinese perennial herb (Alpinia officinalis) with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers b : a stemless perennial herb (Kaempferia galanga) of southeastern Asia with fragrant short-lived largely white flowers .
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Similar sounding terms: clin·i·cal ga·len·i·cal
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