Zingiberaceous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zingiberaceous \Zin`gi*ber*a"ceous\
     (z[i^]n`j[i^]*b[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. zingiber ginger.
     See {Ginger}.] (Bot.)
     Of or pertaining to ginger, or to a tribe ({Zingibereae}) of
     endogenous plants of the order {Scitamineae}. See
     {Scitamineous}.


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