Cyperus longus

Cyperus longus
Galingale Gal"in*gale, n. [See {Galangal}.] (Bot.) A plant of the Sedge family ({Cyperus longus}) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Meadow, set with slender galingale. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]


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