For the use of “zingiberaceous” & “ginger-like” modifying nouns other than “plant,” see:

 

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Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

plural noun Zin·gi·ber·a·ce·ae \ ˌzinjəbəˈrāsēˌē \

Definition of Zingiberaceae

: a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants (order Musales) consisting of leafy perennial herbs with aromatic rootstocks and very irregular flowers having a single perfect stamen

— zingiberaceous adjective

 

Collins English Dictionary:

zingiberaceous in British

(ˌzɪndʒɪbəˈreɪʃəs)

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Zingiberaceae, a family of tropical aromatic plants that typically have fleshy rhizomes and flowers in spikes or clusters: includes ginger and the plants yielding turmeric and cardamom

 

Random House Dictionary:

[zin-juh-buh-rey-shuh s]

adjective

1. belonging to the Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of plants.

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Springer Link:

In vitro propagation of Zingiber petiolatum (Holttum) I. Theilade, a rare zingiberaceous plant from Thailand

 

Jorge León, Lyndsey A. Withers (Food & Agriculture Org., 1986), p. 161:

The cardamom of commerce is the dried capsules of the Zingiberaceous plant, Elettaria cardamomum. The highly aromatic seeds contained in the capsules, have been an important spice in the Orient for centuries. In India, cardamom is grown under the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats between 600 and 1500m.

 

APS Journals (American Phytopathological Society):

Tsao-ko (Amomum tsao-ko Crevost et Lemaire) is a Zingiberaceous plant, widely cultivated in southwest China, including Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guizhou, as well as northern Laos and Vietnam bordering China (Wu 1981).

 

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Wiktionary (EN):

English

Adjective

gingerlike (comparative more gingerlike, superlative most gingerlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of ginger.

 

Ben-Erik van Wyk (University of Chicago Press, Sep 26, 2014), p. 128:

turmeric

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A leafy, stemless, ginger-like plant with large, oblong leaves and attractive yellow and white flowers borne in oblong clusters.

 

Blue Ginger or Dichorisandra thyrsiflora is a wonderful, tropical-looking plant which resembles ginger in growth and habit, but is actually a relative of the wandering Jew plant.

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Form: Erect ginger-like plant

 

The Globe and Mail (Toronto):

Pomelo salads, found at many roadside stands, are made unexpectedly savoury with fermented shrimp paste, salted crab and galangal powder, a spice made from a ginger-like plant.

 

Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz (Simon and Schuster, Oct 31, 2006), p. 96:

Turmeric: A gingerlike plant that has curcumin as its active ingredient, turmeric seems to activate more PPARs to reduce inflammation. Just add the right dose—a pinch (1/8 of a teaspoon) several times a day if you want. Add any more, and your food will taste like mustard.

 

Madhur Jaffrey (Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony, Jul 16, 2014):

Cardamom Pods and Seeds. Small green pods, the fruit of a gingerlike plant, hold clusters of black, highly aromatic seeds that smell like a combination of camphor, eucalyptus, orange peel, and lemon. Whole pods are put into rice dishes and ground seeds are the main flavor in garam masala. This versatile spice is the vanilla of India and used in most desserts and sweetmeats.

 

The New York Times:

At that recent rijsttafel in Mrs, Soeharjo’s home, there were only six ox seven ingredients, including herbs and spices, that would not be familiar to the average cook in a Western home and all are easily obtainable, from one source or another, in Manhattan. These are Laos, […]; kencur, a gingerlike plant; shrimp paste, […].

 

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GartenPraxis (Ulmers Pflanzenmagazin; Stuttgart):

Ein Ingwergewächs für exotische Kulissen

Auch wenn sich das Verbreitungsgebiet der kleinen Gattung Cautleya auf kühlfeuchte, monsungeprägte Gebirgswälder Ostasiens erstreckt, wirkt ihre Farbenpracht geradezu tropisch. Dies lässt sich im Garten effektvoll ausnutzen.

 

Kleine Zeitung (Graz, Steiermark):

Guinea-Pfeffer

Afrika. Paradieskörner werden die rehbraunen Samen des westafrikanischen Ingwergewächses genannt. Geschmack: frisch, pikant scharf. Passt zu: Schmorgerichten, Gemüse (Melanzani, Kürbis, Paradeiser, Wurzelgemüse, Erdäpfel ...), Reis, Huhn, Thunfisch, Lamm.

 

Elle (Burda Hearst Publishing; München):

1. Gelbes Porridge (Kurkuma)

Lass dich doppelt von der Sonne wecken! Einfach einen halben Teelöffel Kurkuma Pulver unter dein Oatmeal rühren und nicht nur von der wärmenden, sondern auch gesunden Wirkung profitieren: Das gelbe Ingwergewächs soll unter anderem stark entzündungshemmende Eigenschaften besitzen.

 

Duden online:

Ingwergewächs, das

BEDEUTUNGSÜBERSICHT

(in vielen Arten in den Tropen und Subtropen vorkommende) als Kraut oder Staude wachsende, ätherische Öle enthaltende Pflanze

 

canoo.net:

Flexion von Ingwergewächs

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Nominativ Plural: Ingwergewächse

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