alpinia
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- perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomesSynonyms: genus Alpiniagenus Zerumbetgenus LanguasType of plant genusMember of Zingiberaceae, family ZingiberaceaeMembers lesser galangal, red ginger, galangal, shellflower
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Alpinia noun
1. 1 a genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes. Syn. — genus Alpinia, genus Zerumbet, genus Languas.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5