HyperDic: alpinia_purpurata

English > 1 sense of the expression Alpinia purpurata:
NOUNplantAlpinia purpurata, red gingeran ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands
English > Alpinia purpurata: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAn ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands.
Synonymred ginger
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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