1. Pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
   "She grated fresh ginger into the stir-fry";
   - gingerroot
    
2. Perennial plant having leafy reedlike stems and branching aromatic rhizomes used as a hot spice
   "Fresh ginger added a zesty kick to the stir-fry"
    
3. Dried ground gingerroot
   "She added a dash of powdered ginger to the cookie dough";
   - powdered ginger
    
4. [informal] Someone who has red hair
   "The ginger stood out in the crowd with her vibrant locks";
   - redhead, redheader, red-header, carrottop [informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal]
    
5. Liveliness and energy
   "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more ginger";
   - pep [informal], peppiness [informal]

1. (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown colour
   "a ginger kitten";
   - gingery, ginger-haired

1. (cooking) add ginger to in order to add flavour
   "ginger the soup"

Derived forms: gingers, gingering, gingered

See also: colored [US], colorful [US], coloured [Brit, Cdn], colourful [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], herb, herbaceous plant, individual, life, liveliness, mortal, person, seasoner, seasoning, somebody, someone, soul, spice, spice up, spirit, sprightliness, zest

Part of: Canton ginger, common ginger, genus Zingiber, ginger ale, ginger pop, stem ginger, Zingiber, Zingiber officinale

Encyclopedia: Ginger, Ray