galangal

Noun
  1. Southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots (synset 112377477)
    is a type of: ginger - perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
    belongs to: alpinia, genus alpinia, genus languas, genus zerumbet - perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
    same as: alpinia galanga
  2. European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots (synset 112171687)
    is a type of: sedge - grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
    belongs to: cyperus, genus cyperus - type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions
    same as: cyperus longus, galingale

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