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wild ginger

noun

: any of a genus (Asarum) of perennial low-growing herbs of the birthwort family with an aromatic rhizome and usually cordate leaves

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Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wild ginger was in 1804

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“Wild ginger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20ginger. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Medical Definition

wild ginger

noun
: a North American perennial herb of the genus Asarum (A. canadense) whose dried rhizome is used in pharmacology see asarum sense 2

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