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The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the Kaempferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.

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  1. n. The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the Kaempferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.
  2. n. southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
  3. n. European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
  4. The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the Kæmpferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.
  5. n southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots n European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots