'Kaempferia Galanga' definitions:

Definition of 'Kaempferia Galanga'

From: GCIDE
  • Wanhorn \Wan"horn`\, n. [Corruption fr. Siamese wanhom.] (Bot.) An East Indian plant (Kaempferia Galanga) of the Ginger family. See Galanga. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Kaempferia Galanga'

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]