English noun: Alpinia |
1. | Alpinia (plant) perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes |
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| Synonyms | genus Alpinia, genus Languas, genus Zerumbet |
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| Broader (hypernym) | plant genus |
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| Member holonym | Alpinia galanga, Alpinia officinalis, Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia purpurata, Alpinia speciosa, Alpinia Zerumbet, galangal, Languas speciosa, lesser galangal, red ginger, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflower |
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| Member meronym | family Zingiberaceae, ginger family, Zingiberaceae |
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