ginger
The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
Other meanings
The plant that produces this rhizome.
Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber
A kind of
- herb
Kinds of ginger
- common ginger
- red ginger
- shall-flower
Related words
- galangal
- feague
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ζιγγίβερις".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ginger” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.