alpinia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Alpinia
    n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and
         Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes [syn: {Alpinia},
         {genus Alpinia}, {genus Zerumbet}, {genus Languas}]

from 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]