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Adjective ginger has 1 sense

ginger, gingery - (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"
Antonyms: uncolored, uncoloured (indirect, via colored)

Noun ginger has 4 senses

ginger - perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
--₁ is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--₁ is a member of Zingiber, genus Zingiber
--₁ has substance: gingerol
--₁ has particulars:

common ginger, Canton ginger, stem ginger, Zingiber officinale; galangal, Alpinia galanga; lesser galangal, Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia officinalis; red ginger, Alpinia purpurata; shellflower, shall-flower, shell ginger, Alpinia Zerumbet, Alpinia speciosa, Languas speciosa

ginger, powdered ginger - dried ground gingerroot
--₂ is a kind of spice
--₂ has substances: ginger, gingerroot
Derived form: verb ginger₁
ginger, gingerroot - pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery
--₃ is a kind of flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
--₃ is a part of
common ginger, Canton ginger, stem ginger, Zingiber officinale
--₃ is a substance of ginger, powdered ginger; ginger ale, ginger pop
Derived form: verb ginger₁
pep, peppiness, ginger - liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
--₄ is a kind of liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness

Verb ginger has 1 sense

ginger - add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"
--₁ is one way to zest, spice, spice up

Derived forms: noun ginger₃, noun ginger₂
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