Alpinia speciosa

Definitions of Alpinia speciosa
  1. noun
    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 Zerumbet, Languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflower
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    type of:
    ginger
    perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
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