单词	galingale
释义	galingale /ˈɡalɪŋˌɡeɪl / noun 1 (also English galingale or sweet galingale) A Eurasian sedge with an aromatic rhizome, formerly used in perfumes. Cyperus longus, family Cyperaceae. When we speak of nutsedges, umbrella-sedges or galingales, we're referring to species in the genus Cyperus.... The sweet galingale with its terminal umbels of stiff spiky leaves has bent over double. Gerard's English galingale is a sedge and was known as Cyperus longus by physicians and herbalists long before Linnaeus made the name ‘official’. 2 variant spelling of galangal. Origin Late 16th century: variant of galangal.
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