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Boesenbergia rotunda, a plant related to ginger, with finger-like roots used as a spice..
Use finger root when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Finger root means Boesenbergia rotunda, a plant related to ginger, with finger-like roots used as a spice..
Common synonyms include Chinese keys, lesser galangal, Chinese ginger, kachai.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use finger root where its definition matches the intended context.
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