English noun: shell ginger | |||
1. | shell ginger (plant) cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes | ||
Synonyms | Alpinia speciosa, Alpinia Zerumbet, Languas speciosa, shall-flower, shellflower | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ginger | ||
Member meronym | Alpinia, genus Alpinia, genus Languas, genus Zerumbet | ||