'Ginger' definitions:

Definition of 'ginger'

From: WordNet
adjective
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange- brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten" [syn: ginger, gingery]
noun
Perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
noun
Dried ground gingerroot [syn: ginger, powdered ginger]
noun
Pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery [syn: ginger, gingerroot]
noun
Liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" [syn: pep, peppiness, ginger]
verb
Add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"

Definition of 'Ginger'

From: GCIDE
  • Ginger \Gin"ger\, n. [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF. gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi, fr. Gr. ?; of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjeb[imac]l, fr. Skr. [,c][.r][.n]gav["e]ra, prop., hornshaped; ???ga horn + v["e]ra body.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is {Zingiber officinale}. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine. [1913 Webster]
  • Ginger ale (a) a soft drink flavored with ginger and carbonated. (a) See ginger beer, below.
  • Ginger beer or Ginger 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 ale (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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'ginger'

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