Definition of "ginger"
- noun
Any plant of a genus (Zingiber, especially Zingiber officinale) of tropical Asiatic and Polynesian herbs of a family (Zingiberaceae, the ginger family) with pungent aromatic rhizomes used as a condiment and as a stimulant and acarminative.
The rhizome of this plant used as a spice either as it is or in dried powdered form.
A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.
- adjective
Flavoured with ginger.
- verb
To add ginger to.
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