NOUN | plant | Alpinia purpurata, red ginger | an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands |
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Meaning | An ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands. | |
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Synonym | red ginger | |
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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