cyperus longus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Cyperus longus
    n 1: European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of
         reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: {galingale},
         {galangal}, {Cyperus longus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Galingale \Gal"in*gale\, n. [See {Galangal}.] (Bot.)
   A plant of the Sedge family ({Cyperus longus}) having
   aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. --Chaucer.
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         Meadow, set with slender galingale.      --Tennyson.
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