alpinia
noun
al·pin·ia
alˈpinēə
1
capitalized : a large genus of herbs (family Zingiberaceae) found in Asia, Australia, and Polynesia with showy very irregular flowers and large aromatic rootstocks see galingale
2
plural -s : a plant of the genus Alpinia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Prospero Alpini †1617 Italian botanist + New Latin -ia
First Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- devil's-grass
- devil's-grasses
- devil's-gut
- devil's-guts
- devil's-hair
- devil's-hairs
- devil's-hand
- devil's-hands
- devil's-head-in-a-bush
- devil's-horn
- devil's-horns
- devil's-knitting-needle
- devil's-knitting-needles
- devil's-pitchforks
- devil's-plague
- devil's-plagues
- devil's-rattlebox
- devil's-rattleboxes
- devil's-root
- devil's-roots
- devil's-snuffbox
- devil's-snuffboxes
- devil's-tongue
- devil's-tongues
- devil's-walking-stick