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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Zingiberales — Very many plants related to ginger..

Etymologies

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Zingiber +‎ -aceae

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Examples

  • The day will celebrate the opening of the new Tropical House at the tourist attraction in Carmarthenshire, west Wales, which features many exotic examples of the Zingiberaceae plant family, also known as the ginger family.

    Red-Heads Welcomed at Ginger Festival | Impact Lab 2007

  • Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), a member of the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) Family, is an expectorant, thus helping to open the respiratory passages.

    Brigitte Mars: 7 Herbs And Spices That Warm You Up 2009

  • Alternating with palm forest are dense stands of bamboo and Zingiberaceae, such as Achasma spp.,

    Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009

  • Ginger root (Zingiber officinale) is a member of the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) Family.

    Brigitte Mars: Seven Herbal Teas to Enhance Your Life 2009

  • Some palms are present and a there is often a dense understory of large-leaved herbaceous plants in the Zingiberaceae, Maranthaceae, and Heliconiaceae.

    Monte Alegre varzea 2008

  • The várzea forest is continuous and has a rich understory with representatives from Zingiberaceae, Maranthaceae, and Heliconiaceae.

    Purus varzea 2008

  • A strong component of monocots in the Heliconiaceae, Zingiberaceae, and Marantaceae dominate parts of the understory, along with palms and epiphytes.

    Iquitos varzea 2008

  • The forest floor number is covered by a number of small palms (Eremospatha and Podococcus spp.) and by members of the Marantaceae and Zingiberaceae.

    Niger Delta swamp forests 2008

  • There is often a dense understory of large-leaved herbaceous plants of the Zingiberaceae, Maranthaceae and Heliconiaceae families.

    Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil 2008

  • Musceae and Zingiberaceae, with their curious and brilliant flowers; and the elegant and varied forms of plants allied to

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

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