Definition of Alpinia galanga

1. Noun. Southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots.

Exact synonyms: Galangal
Generic synonyms: Ginger
Group relationships: Alpinia, Genus Alpinia, Genus Languas, Genus Zerumbet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpinia Galanga

Alpine anemone
Alpine besseya
Alpine celery pine
Alpine enchanter's nightshade
Alpine fir
Alpine glacier
Alpine golden chain
Alpine lady fern
Alpine lift
Alpine mouse-ear
Alpine scurvy
Alpine type of glacier
Alpine woodsia
Alpinia
Alpinia Zerumbet
Alpinia galanga (current term)
Alpinia officinalis
Alpinia officinarum
Alpinia purpurata
Alpinia speciosa
Alpinism
Alport's syndrome
Alps
Alrisha
Alsace
Alsatia
Alsatian
Alsatians
Alsation

Literary usage of Alpinia galanga

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science Papers: Chiefly Pharmacological and Botanical by Daniel Hanbury (1876)
"... Kiam of Loureiro) or Leang-keang is the Chinese name of Alpinia galanga. 2. The fruit in question substantially agrees with the descriptions of Rumphius ..."

2. Medicinal Plants: Being Descriptions with Original Figures of the Principal ...by Robert Bentley, Henry Trimen by Robert Bentley, Henry Trimen (1880)
"The Greater Galangal root is obtained from Alpinia galanga, Willd. ... The larger Galangal, which appears to be the produce of Alpinia galanga, Willd., ..."

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