Ginger - Definition

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