HyperDic: lesser_galangal

English > 1 sense of the expression lesser galangal:
NOUNplantlesser galangal, Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia officinalisChinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring
English > lesser galangal: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningChinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring.
SynonymsAlpinia officinarum, Alpinia officinalis
Member ofAlpinia, genus Alpinia, genus Zerumbet, genus Languasperennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
Broadergingerperennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

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