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ζιγγίβερις

ζιγγίβερις, ginger

ζιγγίβερις, εως, Edict.Diocl. 32.68 (Delph., Clit.), ὁ, ἡ (both in Edict.Diocl. l.c.); or ζιγγίβερι, τό, Dsc. (codd. opt.) and Gal. ll. cc.:—
  • an Arabian spice-plant, the root of which was used in medicine, prob. ginger, Dsc. 2.160, Gal. 6.572, 11.880. (Perh. fr. Malay inchi-ver (inchi = root) through Skt. śṛṅgaveram and a Prakrit singaber.)

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