| NOUN | plant | shell ginger, shellflower, shall-flower, Alpinia Zerumbet, Alpinia speciosa, Languas speciosa | cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes |
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| Meaning | cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes. | |
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| Synonyms | shellflower, shall-flower, Alpinia Zerumbet, Alpinia speciosa, Languas speciosa | |
| 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 | Alpinia speciosa, Languas speciosa | |
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