zingiberaceous
[ zin-juh-buh-rey-shuh s ]
/ ˌzɪn dʒə bəˈreɪ ʃəs /
adjective
belonging to the Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of plants.
Also
zinziberaceous.
Compare
ginger family.
Words nearby zingiberaceous
zinfandel,
zing,
zingara,
zingaro,
zinger,
zingiberaceous,
zingy,
zinjanthropus,
zinkenite,
zinn's membrane,
zinn's zonule
British Dictionary definitions for zingiberaceous
zingiberaceous
/ (ˌzɪndʒɪbəˈreɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Zingiberaceae, a family of tropical aromatic plants that typically have fleshy rhizomes and flowers in spikes or clusters: includes ginger and the plants yielding turmeric and cardamom
Word Origin for zingiberaceous
C19: via New Latin from
zingiber
ginger