Noun: ginger family
- A family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Zingiberales including ginger, cardamom, and turmeric
"Many spices come from plants in the ginger family";
- Zingiberaceae, family Zingiberaceae
Type of: liliopsid family, monocot family
Part of: Musales, order Musales
Encyclopedia: Ginger family