| NOUN | plant | Alpinia officinarum, lesser galangal, Alpinia officinalis | Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring |
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| Meaning | Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring. | |
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| Synonyms | lesser galangal, Alpinia officinalis | |
| Member of | Alpinia, genus Alpinia, genus Zerumbet, genus Languas | perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes |
| Broader | ginger | perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems |
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