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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