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ginger

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 25.03.2026

Meanings

1
troopikas, lähistroopikas vm kasvatatav suurte lehtede ning aromaatse juurikaga (risoomiga) taim

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2
ingveritaime juurikas droogi või maitseainena

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Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 630612 Last modified 17.10.2022
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Domain classified botany
garden ginger
Zingiber officinale Roscoe
  • ingveriliste (Zingiberaceae) sugukonda ingveri (Zingiber) perekonda kuuluv mitmeaastane rohttaim
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    • Harilik ingver on troopikas ja subtroopikas kasvav üheiduleheline taim (Zingiber officinale Rosc.). Tal on kõrkjatao-lised suured pikad lehed; taim võib kasvada üle meetri kõrguseks.
  • herbaceous perennial plant of the family Zingiberaceae, probably native to southeastern Asia, or its pungent aromatic rhizome (underground stem) used as a spice, flavouring, food, and medicine
harilik ingver
garden ginger
ginger
Zingiber officinale Roscoe
Zingiber officinale

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 705270 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain foodstuffs - production - products - tradecropsgeneral botany
  • the rhizome of the tropical plant Zingiber officinale, remarkable for its hot spicy taste; used when dried and ground in cookery and as a medicine; also preserved in syrup or candied as a sweetmeat
ingver
ginger

Kokanduse terminibaas

ID 463922 Last modified 17.10.2022
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Domain maitsetaimed
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