wild ginger

noun

any of various plants belonging to the genus Asarum, of the birthwort family, especially A. canadense, a woodland plant of eastern North America, having two heart-shaped leaves, a solitary reddish-brown flower, and a pungent rhizome.

Origin of wild ginger

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby wild ginger

wild fennel, wild fig, wild flower, wild geese, wild geranium, wild ginger, wild goose, wild goose chase, wild honeysuckle, wild horses couldn't drag me, wild hunt

British Dictionary definitions for wild ginger

wild ginger

noun

a North American plant, Asarum canadense, having a solitary brownish flower and an aromatic root: family Aristolochiaceae See also asarabacca, asarum