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Noun: lesser galangal
  1. Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavouring
    - Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia officinalis

Derived forms: lesser galangals

Type of: ginger

Part of: Alpinia, genus Alpinia, genus Languas, genus Zerumbet

Encyclopedia: Lesser galangal