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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Groundcovers like creeping thyme, creeping phlox, wild ginger, and sweet woodruff can also add ornamental appeal to flower beds while blocking weeds with their mat-like growth habit.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2025
Plant wild ginger in groups rather than specimens and a spot without competition from taller plants.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
The scientists began their research by surveying plants in the genus Asarum, commonly known as wild gingers.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
The aromatic stems of wild ginger, called tepus; baskets of juicy sago worm, known as ulat mulong; and bunches of twirling jungle fern, or midin, found in Kuching’s wet markets barely scratch the surface, said Mina Trang-Witte, 65.
—Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2025
Plant wild ginger in groups rather than specimens and a spot without competition from taller plants.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
The scientists began their research by surveying plants in the genus Asarum, commonly known as wild gingers.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
The aromatic stems of wild ginger, called tepus; baskets of juicy sago worm, known as ulat mulong; and bunches of twirling jungle fern, or midin, found in Kuching’s wet markets barely scratch the surface, said Mina Trang-Witte, 65.
—Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Wild ginger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20ginger. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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