noun
an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands
• Syn: ↑Alpinia purpurata
• Hypernyms: ↑ginger
• Member Holonyms: ↑Alpinia, ↑genus Alpinia, ↑genus Zerumbet, ↑genus Languas
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noun : an ornamental ginger (Alpinia purpurata) native to islands of the western Pacific
Useful english dictionary. 2012.