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Define the word Alpinia Galanga

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

Galanga \Ga*lan"ga\, Galangal \Ga*lan"gal\, n.[OE. galingale,
   OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob.
   fr. Ar. khalanj[=a]n. ]
   The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian
   or Chinese species of Alpinia (Alpinia Galanga and
   Alpinia officinarum) and of the K[ae]mpferia Galanga), --
   all of the Ginger family.
   [1913 Webster]

"Alpinia galanga" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

Alpinia galanga
     n : southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots [syn: galangal]