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nounpungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
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nounliveliness and energytype of:
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"a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes" "a ginger kitten"adjective(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
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noundried ground gingerroot
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"ginger the soup"verbadd ginger to in order to add flavor
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nounperennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stemstype of:
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life spirit colored herb spice colorful pep coloured seasoning zest flavoring liveliness gingerroot flavouring flavourer flavorer seasoner peppiness sprightliness gingery powdered ginger spice up herbaceous plant alpinia galanga alpinia officinalis alpinia officinarum alpinia purpurata alpinia speciosa alpinia zerumbet canton ginger common ginger galangal languas speciosa lesser galangal red ginger shall-flower shell ginger shellflower stem ginger zingiber officinale