ginger

1. Perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems (synset 112376277)
   is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
   subtypes:

   • canton ginger, common ginger, stem ginger, zingiber officinale - tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger
   • alpinia galanga, galangal - southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
   • alpinia officinalis, alpinia officinarum, lesser galangal - Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring
   • alpinia purpurata, red ginger - an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands
   • alpinia speciosa, alpinia zerumbet, languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflower - cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes
   belongs to: genus zingiber, zingiber - tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger
   substance holonym: gingerol - derived from ginger; source of the hotness of ginger
2. Dried ground gingerroot (synset 107831139)
   is a type of: spice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
   substance holonym: ginger, gingerroot - pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
   same as: powdered ginger
3. Pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant;
   Used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery (synset 107830901)
   is a type of: flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
   is a part of: canton ginger, common ginger, stem ginger, zingiber officinale - tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger
   substance meronym:

   • ginger, powdered ginger - dried ground gingerroot
   • ginger ale, ginger pop - ginger-flavored carbonated drink
   same as: gingerroot
4. Liveliness and energy (synset 104642190)
   "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
   is a type of: life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness - animation and energy in action or expression
   same as: pep, peppiness

1. (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color (synset 300399036)
   "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"
   similar to: colored, colorful, coloured - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
   same as: gingery

1. Add ginger to in order to add flavor (synset 202197264)
   "ginger the soup"
   referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
   is a type of: spice, spice up, zest - add herbs or spices to

Other Searches

• Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
• Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
• Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing