1 zingiber | Definition of zingiber

zingiber

noun
zin·​gi·​ber | \ ˈzinjÉ™bÉ™(r)\

Definition of zingiber

1 capitalized : a genus of tropical Asiatic and Polynesian plants (family Zingiberaceae) having tuberous rootstocks, leafy stems, and a coned cluster of imbricated bracts of which each bract encloses from one to three flowers — see ginger
2 plural -s : any plant of the genus Zingiber

History and Etymology for zingiber

New Latin, from Latin, ginger

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