a North American plant, Asarum canadense, having a solitary brownish flower and an aromatic root: family Aristolochiaceae
See also asarabacca, asarum
wild ginger in American English
any of a genus (Asarum) of perennial wildflowers of the birthwort family, found in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere; esp., a creeping herb (A. canadense) of E North America with two heart-shaped leaves, small brownish flowers, and an aromatic root used as a ginger substitute
Examples of 'wild ginger' in a sentence
wild ginger
Even the Vardaloon's many flowers --- the snakeroot and ironweed, the baneberry and wild ginger --- brought us no cheer.
David Zindell THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART ONE OF THE EA CYCLE (2002)