The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Galanga \Ga*lan"ga\, Galangal \Ga*lan"gal\, n.[OE. galingale,
OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob.
fr. Ar. khalanj[=a]n. ]
The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian
or Chinese species of Alpinia (Alpinia Galanga and
Alpinia officinarum) and of the K[ae]mpferia Galanga), --
all of the Ginger family.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wanhorn \Wan"horn`\, n. [Corruption fr. Siamese wanhom.] (Bot.)
An East Indian plant (Kaempferia Galanga) of the Ginger
family. See Galanga.
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