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. See asarum, asarabacca
   a North American plant, Asarum canadense, having a solitary brownish flower and an aromatic root: family Aristolochiaceae See also asarabacca asarum

Word History and Origins

Origin of wild ginger¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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