ginger

n. female first name; Ginger Rogers (1911-1995, born as Virginia McMath), Academy Award-winning USA singer dancer and actress

n. plant having yellowish-green flowers and a spicy root; gingerroot, root of the ginger plant (used as a seasoning and in medicine); powdered ginger, dried and ground gingerroot; vitality, spirit, peppiness, animation (Informal); reddish brown color

v. add ginger to, flavor with ginger; energize, enliven (Informal)

adj. made with ginger, flavored with ginger; having a reddish brown coloring

n. (Colloquial) person who has reddish-brown hair

Ginger is the common name for the monocotyledonous perennial plant Zingiber officinale. The term is also used to describe the edible part of the plant which is commonly used as a spice in cooking throughout the world. Often erroneously referred to as "ginger root", the edible section is actually the horizontal subterranean stem or rhizome of the plant. The ginger plant has a long history of cultivation known to originate in China and then spread to India, Southeast Asia, West Africa, and the Caribbean.
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Noun
1. perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(hyponym) common ginger, Canton ginger, stem ginger, Zingiber officinale
(member-holonym) Zingiber, genus Zingiber
(substance-meronym) gingerol
2. dried ground gingerroot
(synonym) powdered ginger
(hypernym) spice
(substance-meronym) gingerroot
3. pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery
(synonym) gingerroot
(hypernym) flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
(substance-holonym) powdered ginger
(part-holonym) common ginger, Canton ginger, stem ginger, Zingiber officinale
4. liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
(synonym) pep, peppiness
(hypernym) liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness
Verb
1. add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"
(hypernym) zest, spice, spice up
(derivation) gingerroot
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
Adjective
1. (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"
(synonym) gingery
(similar) colored, coloured, colorful

n. ginger, type of plant; root of this plant

(n.)
The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine.
  

(n.)
A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale.