'Galangal' definitions:
Definition of 'galangal'
From: WordNet
noun
Southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots [syn: galangal, Alpinia galanga]
noun
European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: galingale, galangal, Cyperus longus]
Definition of 'Galangal'
From: GCIDE
- Galanga \Ga*lan"ga\, Galangal \Ga*lan"gal\, n.[OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanj[=a]n. ] The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (Alpinia Galanga and Alpinia officinarum) and of the K[ae]mpferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family. [1913 Webster]