ALL meanings of wild ginger
wild gin·ger
W w - noun wild ginger any of various plants belonging to the genus Asarum, of the birthwort family, especially A. canadense, a woodland plant of eastern North America, having two heart-shaped leaves, a solitary reddish-brown flower, and a pungent rhizome. 1
- noun wild ginger a North American plant, Asarum canadense, having a solitary brownish flower and an aromatic root: family Aristolochiaceae 0
- noun wild ginger any of a genus (Asarum) of perennial wildflowers of the birthwort family, found in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere; esp., a creeping herb (A. canadense) of E North America with two heart-shaped leaves, small brownish flowers, and an aromatic root used as a ginger substitute 0