| NOUN | plant | galangal, Alpinia galanga | southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots |
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| plant | galangal, galingale, Cyperus longus | European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots |
| Meaning | Southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots. | |
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| Synonym | Alpinia galanga | |
| 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 |
| Spanish | galangal | |
| Catalan | galanga | |
| Meaning | European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots. | |
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| Synonyms | galingale, Cyperus longus | |
| Member of | Cyperus, genus Cyperus | type genus of Cyperaceae |
| Broader | sedge | grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers |
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