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family Zingiberaceae

family Zingiberaceae

8.5
A group of plants like ginger and turmeric that grow in warm places
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli zɪŋɪbəˈreɪsi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia Zingiberaceae
  • The family Zingiberaceae includes important spice plants such as ginger and turmeric.

Examples

  • Many ornamental plants in the family Zingiberaceae are popular in tropical gardens.

  • Botanists study the family Zingiberaceae to learn about the diversity of monocot plants.

  • The family Zingiberaceae includes plants like ginger and turmeric.

  • Many chefs love using spices from the family Zingiberaceae.

  • The family Zingiberaceae includes important spice plants such as ginger and turmeric.

  • Many ornamental plants in the family Zingiberaceae are popular in tropical gardens.

  • Botanists study the family Zingiberaceae to learn about the diversity of monocot plants.

Synonyms

ginger family
vsfamily Zingiberaceae
  • Specialized
4.9

A group of tropical plants like ginger and turmeric with strong smelling roots used for spices

emphasizes its placement within a larger botanical order
Zingiberaceae
vsfamily Zingiberaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of tropical plants with thick underground stems, like ginger and turmeric

focuses on classification as flowering plants within a specific botanical order

Surface Forms

family Zingiberaceae singular
families Zingiberaceae plural
family Zingiberaceas singular

Morphology

family + Zingiberaceae

The phrase is directly compositional: 'family' (a taxonomic grouping) combined with the proper taxonomic name 'Zingiberaceae' yields ‘the plant family called Zingiberaceae.’ If a learner knows both constituents (and that Zingiberaceae refers to ginger/turmeric), the overall meaning is immediately inferable; the category+name pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

Family Zingiberaceae gets its name from Zingiber, an old word for 'ginger', and the ending -aceae that shows a plant 'family'. So family Zingiberaceae means the group of tropical plants that includes ginger, turmeric, and other related species.