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.
Cyperus longus n : European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: {galingale}, {galangal}]