"blue ginger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue gingers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blue ginger (countable and uncountable, plural blue gingers)
  1. A commelinid of species Dichorisandra thyrsiflora. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Dichorisandra thyrsiflora): kuningasjuoru (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-blue_ginger-en-noun-~3eIZZyX Categories (other): Commelinids Disambiguation of Commelinids: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'Dichorisandra thyrsiflora': 100 0
  2. Any shell ginger (Alpinia spp.). Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: lengkuas Derived forms: Asian blue ginger (english: Alpinia galanga), Australian blue ginger (english: Alpinia caerulea)
    Sense id: en-blue_ginger-en-noun-zhybdaTO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Ginger family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Ginger family plants: 4 96

Inflected forms

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