ginger Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
  2. noun dried ground gingerroot
    powdered ginger.
  3. noun pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
    gingerroot.
  4. noun liveliness and energy
    peppiness; pep.
    • this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep
  5. verb add ginger to in order to add flavor
    • ginger the soup
  6. adjective satellite (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
    gingery.
    • a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes
    • a ginger kitten

WordNet

Gin"ger noun
Etymology
OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF. gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi, fr. Gr. of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjebil, fr. Skr. gavëra, prop., hornshaped; ga horn + vëra body.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913