'Alpinia officinarum' definitions:
Definition of 'Alpinia officinarum'
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noun
Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring [syn: lesser galangal, Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia officinalis]
Definition of 'Alpinia officinarum'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Alpinia officinarum'
From: GCIDE
- China \Chi"na\, n.
- 1. A country in Eastern Asia. [1913 Webster]
- 2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain. [1913 Webster]
- China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant. See Aster.
- China bean. See under Bean, 1.
- China clay See Kaolin.
- China grass, Same as Ramie.
- China ink. See India ink.
- China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of Dianthus (Dianthus Chiensis) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink.
- China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax (Smilax China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and Alpinia officinarum).
- China rose. (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies.
- China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery.
- Pride of China, China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach. [1913 Webster]