galingale

noun

gal·​in·​gale ˈga-lən-ˌgāl 

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1

: an Old World sedge (Cyperus longus)

broadly : any of various other sedges of the same genus

2

: galangal

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, galangal; sedges of the genus Cyperus so called from their aromatic rhizomes

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1