zingiberaceae
IPA: zˈɪŋgibɝˈɑtʃieɪ
Root Word: Zingiberaceae
noun
- Zingiberaceae or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
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Examples of "zingiberaceae" in Sentences
- The special day is timed to celebrate the opening of the new Tropical House, which features many exotic examples of the zingiberaceae plant family, also known as the ginger family.
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