| 月桃 | [げっとう;ゲットウ, gettou ; gettou] (n) (uk) shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet) [Add to Longdo] |
| shellflower | (n) cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes, Syn. Alpinia speciosa, Languas speciosa, Alpinia Zerumbet, shell ginger, shall-flower |