red ginger

noun

A Malaysian plant related to ginger, if species Alpinia purpurata, grown for its showy red flower spikes.

Similar
Alpinia purpurata

Meanings

nounred ginger (usually uncountable, plural red gingers)

plural red gingers

  1. uncountableusuallyA Malaysian plant related to ginger, if species Alpinia purpurata, grown for its showy red flower spikes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands

Similar
Alpinia purpurata
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Hawaiian ʻōpuhi
  • ʻōpuhiplant related to ginger
Cite this entry
APA

red ginger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20ginger

MLA

“red ginger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20ginger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red ginger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20ginger.

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