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zedoary Definition


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zedoary
noun
    zedoaries
    1. A plant of the ginger family, native to parts of Asia, with aromatic bitter rootstocks which are used as a drug, as a condiment and in making perfume.
Etymology: 15c as zeduary: from Arabic zedwar.



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