shell ginger

noun

An East Asian plant related to ginger, Alpinia zerumbet, grown for its showy flowers, which are shell-pink on the outside and intensely orange and red on the inside.

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shellflowershall-flowerAlpinia zerumbetAlpinia speciosaLanguas speciosa
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Meanings

nounshell ginger (usually uncountable, plural shell gingers)

plural shell gingers

  1. uncountableusuallyAn East Asian plant related to ginger, Alpinia zerumbet, grown for its showy flowers, which are shell-pink on the outside and intensely orange and red on the inside.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes

Similar
shellflowershall-flowerAlpinia zerumbetAlpinia speciosaLanguas speciosa
Broader
ginger
Also see
shellflower

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Japanese 月桃
  • 月桃 (gettō)Alpinia zerumbet
Polish alpinia
  • alpiniaAlpinia zerumbet
Cite this entry
APA

shell ginger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shell%20ginger

MLA

“shell ginger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shell%20ginger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shell ginger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shell%20ginger.

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