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ginger

Southeast Asian reedlike perennial plant; the hot-tasting spicy underground root is used as a food flavouring and in preserves. (Zingiber officinale, family Zingiberaceae.)
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When I say a "hand" of ginger I am referring to the botanical description of the rhizome of Zingiber officinale, for it truly does represent a swollen hand with chubby deformed fingers.
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