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lesser galangal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
lesser -galan-gal
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant (Alpinia officinarum) related to galangal (Alpinia galanga), with similar uses and flavor.

Uncountable

noun

A related plant with similar uses and flavor, Kaempferia galanga.

Uncountable

noun

A related plant with similar uses and flavor, Boesenbergia rotunda.

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

kencur aromatic ginger sand ginger cutcherry resurrection lily alpinia officinarum alpinia officinalis

Questions

What does lesser galangal mean?
A plant (Alpinia officinarum) related to galangal (Alpinia galanga), with similar uses and flavor.

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