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kahili ginger

kahili ginger noun: a plant related to ginger, Hedychium gardnerianum, which is native to the Himalayas but widely grown elsewhere in warm climates due to its showy flowers, and which can be seriously invasive away from its native range.

kahili ginger: a plant related to ginger, Hedychium gardnerianum, which is native to the Himalayas but widely...
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Noun

kahili ginger (uncountable)

  1. A plant related to ginger, Hedychium gardnerianum, which is native to the Himalayas but widely grown elsewhere in warm climates due to its showy flowers, and which can be seriously invasive away from its native range.

Questions about kahili ginger

What does kahili ginger mean?
Kahili ginger means a plant related to ginger, Hedychium gardnerianum, which is native to the Himalayas but widely grown elsewhere in warm climates due to its showy flowers, and which can be seriously invasive away from its native range.
What part of speech is kahili ginger?
Kahili ginger is a noun.

Words near kahili ginger in the dictionary

  1. kahikas
  2. kahikatea
  3. kahikateas
  4. kahikatoa
  5. kahili
  6. kahili ginger
  7. kahilis
  8. kahke
  9. Kahl
  10. Kahle
  11. Kahleesi

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