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n. - A family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales.

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  • Ginger root (Zingiber officinale) is a member of the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) Family.
  • Alternating with palm forest are dense stands of bamboo and Zingiberaceae, such as Achasma spp.,
  • Zingiberaceae, but so few and scattered as to be nothing amid the mass of green and flowerless vegetation.
  • Musceae and Zingiberaceae, with their curious and brilliant flowers; and the elegant and varied forms of plants allied to
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