Gal·in·gale n.  Bot. A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus.
     Meadow, set with slender galingale.   --Tennyson.
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  Cyperus longus
       n : European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of
           reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: galingale, galangal]