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ginger family

noun

  1. the plant family Zingiberaceae, characterized by tropical, often aromatic herbaceous plants having rhizomes, long sheathing leaves, and clusters of tubular flowers, and including cardamon, ginger, and turmeric.


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Turmeric root, a plant in the ginger family that is native to Southeast Asia and long used in the ayurvedic medical practices of India, can also reduce inflammation.

Turmeric is a plant in the ginger family native to Southeast Asia and used in various dishes.

Turmeric comes from the root of a plant in the ginger family, Curcuma longa, and contains a chemical compound, curcumin, that has long been used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine.

A member of the ginger family, it has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years.

This versatile and colorful spice, from the ginger family, goes in everything from curries to medical remedies.

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