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Define the word Alpinia

"Alpinia" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Alpinia \Alpinia\ n.
   1. 1 a genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and
      Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes.

   Syn: genus Alpinia, genus Zerumbet, genus Languas.
        [WordNet 1.5]

"Alpinia" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

Alpinia
     n : perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and
         Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes [syn: genus Alpinia, genus Zerumbet, genus Languas]