月げっ桃とう

noun

shell ginger

A tropical plant (Alpinia zerumbet) with fragrant leaves and showy flowers, native to East Asia. The leaves are sometimes used to wrap food or for herbal tea.

• 月げっ桃とうの葉はで餅もちを包つつむ。

  Wrap the rice cake in a shell ginger leaf.

• 庭にわに月げっ桃とうが咲さいている。

  Shell ginger is blooming in the garden.