Term: Zingiberaceae

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Over 1300 species make up this mostly tropical plant family. Many of these plants are used as medicinal or culinary herbs and spices as well as ornamentals. Ginger, turmeric, and cardamom and examples of the most well-known spices derived from these plants. Considered aromatic and perennial, plants grow underground rhizomes from which they will sprout anew each year.

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