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 Latin nameZingiber officinale Roscoe
 FamilyZingiberaceae
 Identified with (Skt)ārdraka
 Identified with (Hin)adrak
 Identified with (Tam)iñci
 Identified with (Mal)iñci, erukkiḻaṅu
 Identified with (Eng)Ginger
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Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 152)
ārdraka, mf(ikā)n. wet, moist, Bhpr.; VarBṛS.; born under the constellation Ārdrā, Pāṇ. 4-3, 28; m. N. of a king, VP.; (am) n. [and ikā f. L.] ginger in its undried state, Suśr.


 
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