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What is geltonoji ciberzole in english?

The species Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe is known by the common name Geltonoji ciberžolė in Lithuanian.

Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe

Curcuma zedoaria (Zedoary, Cochin turmeric) is a perennial herb native to South and Southeast Asia. It is cultivated for its rhizomes (undeground stems) which are used in both raw and dried form. Its leaves, inflorescence (cluster of flowers) as well as the heart of its young shoots are also edible.

In English, Geltonoji ciberzole (Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe) is known by Long zedoary, Round zedoary, or Zedoary.

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