Thesaurus: ginger

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1. n. A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale.
2. n. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine.
3. adj. (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
4. n. perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
5. n. dried ground gingerroot
6. n. pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
7. n. liveliness and energy
8. v. add ginger to in order to add flavor
9. 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale. 2. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine. Ginger beer or ale, a mild beer impregnated with ginger. -- Ginger cordial, a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy. -- Ginger pop. See Ginger beer (above). -- Ginger wine, wine impregnated with ginger. -- Wild ginger (Bot.), an American herb (Asarum Canadense) with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock which has a strong taste of ginger.
10. A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. Thespecies most known is Z. officinale.
11. j:34/n:66 n. perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems n. dried ground gingerroot n. pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery v. add ginger to in order to add flavor