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wild ginger

noun

  1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Asarum, of the birthwort family, especially A. canadense, a woodland plant of eastern North America, having two heart-shaped leaves, a solitary reddish-brown flower, and a pungent rhizome.


wild ginger

noun

  1. a North American plant, Asarum canadense, having a solitary brownish flower and an aromatic root: family Aristolochiaceae See also asarabacca asarum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wild ginger1

First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences

But the wild ginger reverses the rule, and blooms in secret.

True ginger must not be confounded with "wild ginger," which is a small herbaceous plant (Asarum canadense) of the United States.

A revolver cracked in a clump of wild ginger directly in front, and we took cover immediately.

Wild ginger was another root formerly much dug; also to less extent "golden-seal" and "bloodroot."

This resembles the Wild Ginger of the East, but is handsomer.

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