Definition of Japanese ginger
: a commercial ginger root prepared from a Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga) and usually marketed unscraped and coated with lime
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“Japanese ginger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Japanese%20ginger. Accessed 18 Apr. 2021.
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