- the aromatic rhizome of certain eastern Asian plants belonging to the genus Alpinia, of the ginger family, used medicinally and in Southeast Asian cuisine.
- another name for galingale
- a zingiberaceous plant, Alpinia officinarum, of China and the East Indies
- the pungent aromatic root of this plant, dried and used as a seasoning and in medicine
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