n. [ See Galangal. ] (Bot.) A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Meadow, set with slender galingale. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ ‖ } n. [ Skr. li&ndot_;ga. ] The phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshiped in his character of the creative and reproductive power. Whitworth. E. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]