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Definition of Alpinia officinarum

Alpinia officinarum
China Chi"na, n. 1. A country in Eastern Asia. 2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain. 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 (D. Chiensis) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink. China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax (S. 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. China ware, porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general. Pride of China, China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach.

Meaning of Alpinia officinarum from wikipedia

- Alpinia officinarum, known as lesser galangal, is a plant in the ginger family, cultivated in Southeast Asia. It originated in China, where its name ultimately...
- odontonema K.Schum. Alpinia officinarum Hance Alpinia oligantha Valeton Alpinia orientalis Docot & Banag Alpinia orthostachys K.Schum. Alpinia oui Y.H.Tseng...
- (ginger) family, namely: Alpinia galanga, also called greater galangal, lengkuas, Siamese ginger or laos Alpinia officinarum, or lesser galangal Boesenbergia...
- Guangxi provinces of China) Galangal, greater (Alpinia galanga) Galangal, lesser (Alpinia officinarum) Garlic (Allium sativum) Garlic chives (Allium tuberosum)...
- Khudenjal, an herbal tea based on Alpinia officinarum, and two types of sellou at Jemaa el-Fnaa in Marrakesh....
- Kencur Kaempferia galanga Lengkuas (Greater galangal) Alpinia galanga Lesser galangal Alpinia officinarum Mashua Tropaeolum tuberosum Palmyra sprout Bor****us...
- complanatum) rhizome, Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita) rhizome, galanga (Alpinia officinarum) rhizome, cranebill (Erodium stephanianum) aerial parts, camphor...
- especially in Indonesian cuisine and Thai cuisine. Galangal, lesser – Alpinia officinarum, known as lesser galangal, is a plant in the ginger family, cultivated...
- Mill. Fenugr**** Trigonella foenum-grae**** L. Galanga (galangal) Alpinia officinarum Hance. Geranium Pelargonium spp. Geranium, East Indian Cymbopogon...
- sometimes confused with Alpinia officinarum, another plant in the family Zingiberaceae which is also known as lesser galangal. Alpinia galanga Domesticated...