Found 2 items, similar to Cyperus longus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Cyperus longus Cyperus longus n : European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: galingale, galangal]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cyperus longus 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. [1913 Webster] Meadow, set with slender galingale. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]