zingiber

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noun

Any member of the genus Zingiber of gingers.

Origintaxonomic name Zingiber ← Latin zingiberī ← Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis) →
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Meanings

nounzingiber (plural zingibers)

plural zingibers

  1. Any member of the genus Zingiber of gingers.

Origin

  1. Proto-Dravidian*wēr
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)
  3. Ancient Greekζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)
  4. Latinzingiberī
  5. taxonomic nameZingiber
  6. Englishzingiber

From taxonomic name Zingiber. Doublet of ginger.

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APA

zingiber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zingiber

MLA

“zingiber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zingiber. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zingiber,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zingiber.

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