'Zingiberaceous' definitions:

Definition of 'Zingiberaceous'

From: GCIDE
  • Zingiberaceous \Zin`gi*ber*a"ceous\ (z[i^]n`j[i^]*b[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. zingiber ginger. See Ginger.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to ginger, or to a tribe (Zingibereae) of endogenous plants of the order Scitamineae. See Scitamineous. [1913 Webster]