[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

galingale \gal"ingale\, n. see galangal. bot.
   a plant of the sedge family cyperus longus having
   aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. --chaucer.
   1913 webster

         meadow, set with slender galingale.      --tennyson.
   1913 webster
see also:
galangal cyperus longus 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

galingale
     n : european sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of
         reddish flowers and aromatic roots syn: galangal, cyperus
         longus
see also:
galangal cyperus longus 

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