Wild ginger may refer to any of a variety of plants, often with a similar appearance, odour or taste to cultivated ginger. Species involved include:
- Any of the Alpinia species, especially A. caerulea.
- Any of the Asarum species, especially A. caudatum
- Curcuma australasica
- Asiasarum sieboldi
- Siphonochilus aethiopicus
- Any of the numerous Zingiber species
Famous quotes containing the word wild:
“You shall see men you never heard of before, whose names you don’t know,... and many other wild and noble sights before night, such as they who sit in parlors never dream of.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)