Meanings
nounsea ginger (usually uncountable, plural sea gingers)
plural sea gingers
- uncountableusuallyMillepora alcicornis, a hydrocoral with a calcareous skeleton.
Origin
Because it stings the tongue like ginger.
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APA
sea ginger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20ginger
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“sea ginger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20ginger. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea ginger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20ginger.
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