Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A plant of the order Scitamineæ.
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Examples
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The jungle here is exceedingly monotonous; palms are scarce and flowers almost wanting, except some species of dwarf gingerwort.
Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 James Marchant
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The jungle here is exceedingly monotonous; palms are scarce and flowers almost wanting, except some species of dwarf gingerwort.
Alfred Russel Wallace Letters and Reminiscences Marchant, James 1916
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