See Alpinia on Wiktionary
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"A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – shell gingers, ginger lilies, a polyphyletic grouping of numerous species in the ginger family, grown as ornamentals."
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"english": "superkingdom",
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"english": "kingdom",
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"word": "Alpinia galanga"
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"english": "selected other species",
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"english": "syn. Alpinia L.",
"translation": "syn. Alpinia L.",
"word": "Renealmia"
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