gal·in·gale 
(gălĭn-gāl′)
(gălĭn-gāl′)n.
1. Any of various sedges of the genus Cyperus, especially C. longus of Europe, having rough-edged leaves, reddish spikelets, and aromatic roots.
2. See galangal.
[Middle English, aromatic root of any of several kinds of plants, galangal; see GALANGAL.]