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Answer for the clue "European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots ", 9 letters:
galingale

Word definitions for galingale in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (alternative spelling of galangal English) 2 One of several species of ''Cyperus'' sedges with aromatic rhizomes.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Galingale may refer to: Galangal , one of several plants in the ginger family with aromatic rhizomes used for food and medicines Galingale, one of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes, especially: Cyperus longus

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Galingale \Gal"in*gale\, n. [See Galangal .] (Bot.) A plant of the Sedge family ( Cyperus longus ) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. --Chaucer. Meadow, set with slender galingale. --Tennyson.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: galangal , Cyperus longus ]

Usage examples of galingale.

Griffen saw the big kitchen knife, the remains of chopped vegetables, strips of chicken skin, a piece of fresh galingale.

The stewards brought round a savory condiment of boiled pears mixed with hog's fennel, galingale, and licorice, as an aid to digestion for the noble folk who were by now surely stuffed and surfeited.