Root Used in Asian Cooking, Aka Thai Ginger

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Resorts, Group 559, Puzzle 4 (Playing Golf).

Question is: Root Used in Asian Cooking, Aka Thai Ginger

and the answer is: GALANGAL

Word Meaning:

GALANGAL — Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.

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