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gin·ger G0129100 (jĭn′jər)n.1. A plant (Zingiber officinale) of tropical Southeast Asia having yellowish-green flowers and a pungent aromatic rhizome.2. The rhizome of this plant, used as a spice either fresh or in dried and powdered form. Also called gingerroot.3. a. Any of several related plants having variously colored, often fragrant flowers.b. Wild ginger.4. A strong brown.5. Informal Spirit and liveliness; vigor.6. Slang A person who has red hair.tr.v. gin·gered, gin·ger·ing, gin·gers 1. To spice with ginger.2. Informal To make lively: A steel drum band gingered up the party.
[Middle English gingivere, from Old English gingifer and from Old French gingivre, both from Medieval Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberi, from Greek zingiberis, of Middle Indic origin (akin to Pali singiveram), from Dravidian : akin to Tamil iñci, ginger (of southeast Asian origin) + Tamil vēr, root.]
gin′ger·y adj.ginger (ˈdʒɪndʒə) n1. (Plants) any of several zingiberaceous plants of the genus Zingiber, esp Z. officinale of the East Indies, cultivated throughout the tropics for its spicy hot-tasting underground stem. See also galangal Compare wild ginger2. (Cookery) the underground stem of this plant, which is used fresh or powdered as a flavouring or crystallized as a sweetmeat3. (Plants) any of certain related plants4. (Colours) a. a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown colourb. (as adjective): ginger hair. 5. informal liveliness; vigour6. informal a person with ginger hairvb (Cookery) (tr) to add the spice ginger to (a dish)[C13: from Old French gingivre, from Medieval Latin gingiber, from Latin zinziberi, from Greek zingiberis, probably from Sanskrit śr̄ngaveram, from śr̄nga- horn + vera- body, referring to its shape]gin•ger (ˈdʒɪn dʒər)
n. 1. a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to SE Asia but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine. 2. any of various related or similar plants. 3. piquancy; animation. 4. a reddish brown. v.t. 5. to flavor with ginger. 6. to enliven (usu. fol. by up): to ginger up a talk with jokes. adj. 7. flavored or made with ginger. [before 1000; < Old English gingiber < Latin gingiber, for zingiberi < Greek zingíberis « Indo-Aryan (compare Pali siṅgivēra-) < Dravidian] gin′ger•y, adj. ginger
Past participle: gingered
Gerund: gingering
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| I ginger | | you ginger | | he/she/it gingers | | we ginger | | you ginger | | they ginger |
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| I gingered | | you gingered | | he/she/it gingered | | we gingered | | you gingered | | they gingered |
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| I am gingering | | you are gingering | | he/she/it is gingering | | we are gingering | | you are gingering | | they are gingering |
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| I have gingered | | you have gingered | | he/she/it has gingered | | we have gingered | | you have gingered | | they have gingered |
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| I was gingering | | you were gingering | | he/she/it was gingering | | we were gingering | | you were gingering | | they were gingering |
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| I had gingered | | you had gingered | | he/she/it had gingered | | we had gingered | | you had gingered | | they had gingered |
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| I will ginger | | you will ginger | | he/she/it will ginger | | we will ginger | | you will ginger | | they will ginger |
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| I will have gingered | | you will have gingered | | he/she/it will have gingered | | we will have gingered | | you will have gingered | | they will have gingered |
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| I will be gingering | | you will be gingering | | he/she/it will be gingering | | we will be gingering | | you will be gingering | | they will be gingering |
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| I have been gingering | | you have been gingering | | he/she/it has been gingering | | we have been gingering | | you have been gingering | | they have been gingering |
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| I will have been gingering | | you will have been gingering | | he/she/it will have been gingering | | we will have been gingering | | you will have been gingering | | they will have been gingering |
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| I had been gingering | | you had been gingering | | he/she/it had been gingering | | we had been gingering | | you had been gingering | | they had been gingering |
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| I would ginger | | you would ginger | | he/she/it would ginger | | we would ginger | | you would ginger | | they would ginger |
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| I would have gingered | | you would have gingered | | he/she/it would have gingered | | we would have gingered | | you would have gingered | | they would have gingered |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ginger - perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stemsherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Zingiber, Zingiber - tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: gingerCanton ginger, common ginger, stem ginger, Zingiber officinale - tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered gingerAlpinia galanga, galangal - southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic rootsAlpinia officinalis, Alpinia officinarum, lesser galangal - Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoringAlpinia purpurata, red ginger - an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islandsAlpinia speciosa, Alpinia Zerumbet, Languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflower - cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripesgingerol - derived from ginger; source of the hotness of ginger | | 2. | ginger - dried ground gingerrootpowdered gingerspice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring foodgingerroot, ginger - pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery | | 3. | ginger - pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookerygingerrootflavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it impartspowdered ginger, ginger - dried ground gingerrootginger ale, ginger pop - ginger-flavored carbonated drinkCanton ginger, common ginger, stem ginger, Zingiber officinale - tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger | | 4. |  ginger - liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"pep, peppinesssprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" | | Verb | 1. | ginger - add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"spice up, zest, spice - add herbs or spices to | | Adj. | 1. | ginger - (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"gingerycolored, coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain" |
gingernounInformal. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner:animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip.Informal: pep, peppiness.Slang: oomph.Translationsginger (ˈdʒindʒə) noun a hot-tasting root which is used as a spice. 生薑 生姜 adjective1. flavoured with ginger. 用薑調味的 有姜味的2. reddish-brown in colour. a ginger cat. 薑黃色的 姜黄色的ginger ale, ginger beer a type of non-alcoholic drink flavoured with ginger. 薑汁汽水 姜味汽水ˈgingerbread noun (a) cake flavoured with treacle and ginger. 薑餅 姜饼ginger
ginger knobvulgar slang A person, typically a man, with naturally red hair. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. See also: ginger, knobginger minge1. vulgar slang A woman with naturally red hair (a reference to her pubic hair, where "minge" is vulgar slang for the vulva or vagina). Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. 2. vulgar slang The external genitals of a woman with red pubic hair. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. See also: gingerginger mingervulgar slang A derogatory term for a person with red hair who is considered unattractive. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. See also: gingerginger groupA small group of people within a political party or organization who attempt to influence the other members of the group. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. The party was staunchly conservative until the ginger group slowly started shifting them to a more liberal stance on social issues.See also: ginger, groupginger group a highly active faction within a party or movement that presses for stronger action on a particular issue.informal An old horse dealer's trick (recorded from the late 18th century) to make a broken-down animal look lively was to insert ginger into its anus. From this developed the metaphorical phrase ginger up , meaning ‘make someone or something more lively’; in the early 20th century the term ginger group arose, to refer to a highly active faction in a party or movement that presses for stronger action about something. 1970 New Society The appearance of ginger groups to fight specific proposals, is not necessarily a bad thing—particularly if the established bodies aren't prepared to fight. See also: ginger, groupginger
ginger, common name for members of the Zingiberaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical perennial herbs, chiefly of Indomalaysia. The aromatic oils of many are used in making condiments, perfumes, and medicines, especially stimulants and preparations to ease stomach distress. True ginger (Zingiber officinale), cultivated since ancient times in many countries, no longer grows wild. Commercial ginger is made from the root, a rhizomerhizome
or rootstock,
fleshy, creeping underground stem by means of which certain plants propagate themselves. Buds that form at the joints produce new shoots.
..... Click the link for more information. , which is either preserved by candying or dried for medicines and spice. Studies have found some benefit from the use of ginger as an herbal medicine to treat nausea and vomiting, but other medicinal uses have not been as well substantiated by studies. Other members of the ginger family also have uses as spices and in perfumery or traditional medicine; zedoary or white ginger (Curcuma zedoaria) and turmeric (C. longa) are grown for their rhizomes, and cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) and black cardamom (Amomum species) for their seed pods and seeds. The last three are often combined with ginger and other spices to make various curriescurry
[Malayalam], condiment much used in India and elsewhere in Asia and the Middle East, in combination with rice, meat, and a variety of other dishes. It is compounded of such spices as turmeric, fenugreek, cloves, cumin, ginger, black and hot red pepper, and coriander.
..... Click the link for more information. . Turmeric root yields a yellow dye, and a compound derived from it, curcumin, is used to promote bile secretion by the liver. C. angustifolia is an East Indian arrowrootarrowroot,
any plant of the genus Maranta, usually large perennial herbs, of the family Marantaceae, found chiefly in warm, swampy forest habitats of the Americas and sometimes cultivated for their ornamental leaves.
..... Click the link for more information. . Ginger is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Liliopsida, order Zingiberales, family Zingiberaceae.  ginger gingerWorks faster at preventing motion sickness or nausea than dramamine. Flower petals and tender young shoots may be eaten raw or cooked. Both fresh and dried ginger root have therapeutic properties for promoting the secretion of digestive juices, hypertension, headaches, morning sickness, colic, relieving and expelling gas, heartburn, digestive and intestinal cramps, dyspepsia and even chemotherapyinduced nausea. Ginger is the world's greatest herbal inhibitor of 5-LO enzymes, a chemical cousin of COX-2, the food source for prostate cancer cells. Without this food source, prostate cancer cells die within hours. Excellent for nausea, motion sickness (good for keeping food moving in a downward direction) arrests vomiting, alleviates pain, stops inflammation, eliminates swelling, induces sweat and inhibits pathogenic bacteria. It controls the quantity of free radicals in the body, thus limiting damage and aging.Ginger (Zingiber officinale), a perennial tropical plant of the family Zingiberaceae. It is cultivated in the south of Asia. The rhizomes are fleshy, aboveground stalks up to 1 m tall, the leaves are lanceolate, the flowers are violet yellow and gathered into short, spike-shaped inflorescences. The rhizome has a pleasant aromatic odor, caused by the presence of an essential oil (1.2–3 percent in the air-dried root) and a stinging taste, dependent on the presence of the phenol-like substance, gingerol. The dry rhizome, under the name “ginger,” is used in cooking as a condiment and is also used in the food industry for aromati-zation of certain products (jam, liqueur). According to the method of processing, two commercial varieties are distinguished: white, or Jamaica, ginger is washed, peeled, and sun-dried; black ginger is unpeeled, boiled or scalded, and sun-dried. ginger[′jin·jər] (botany) Zingiber officinale. An erect perennial herb of the family Zingiberaceae having thick, scaly branched rhizomes; a spice oleoresin is made by an organic solvent extraction of the ground dried rhizome. ginger1. any of several zingiberaceous plants of the genus Zingiber, esp Z. officinale of the East Indies, cultivated throughout the tropics for its spicy hot-tasting underground stem 2. any of certain related plants 3. a. a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown colour b. (as adjective): ginger hair GingerA simple functional language from the University of Warwick with parallel constructs.ginger
gin·ger (jin'jĕr), The dried rhizome of Zingiber officinale (family Zingiberaceae), known in commerce as Jamaica ginger, African ginger, and Cochin ginger The outer cortical layers are often either partially or completely removed; used as a carminative and flavoring agent. Synonym(s): zingiberginger A deciduous plant rich in volatile oil, with borneol, camphene, cineol, citral, gingerols, shogaols, zingerones (phenylalkylketones) and phelandrene.
Alternative nutrition
Ginger has a long tradition as a health food, and its various uses include: as a digestive aid; to prevent nausea due to motion sickness, morning sickness or chemotherapy; for cardiovascular disease, as ginger reduces cholesterol; and it may be useful in preventing cancer.
Chinese medicine
Ginger is a fixture in Chinese herbal medicine: the rhizomes are antiemetic, cardiotonic, carminative, rubifacient and stimulate secretion, and it is used to treat abdominal pain, burns, colds, hangovers, hypercholesterolaemia, motion sickness, pancreatitis, Raynaud phenomenon, nausea, seafood intoxication and vomiting.
Herbal medicine
Ginger has been used in Western herbal medicine for arthritic pain, earache, gout, headache, kidney conditions, menstrual cramping, motion sickness, sinusitis and vertigo.gin·ger (jin'jĕr) The dried rhizome of Zingiber officinale, known in commerce as Jamaica ginger, African ginger, and Cochin ginger. The outer cortical layers are often either partially or completely removed; used as a carminative and flavoring agent. [L. zingiber]ginger
Related to ginger: turmericSynonyms for gingernoun a lively, emphatic, eager quality or mannerSynonyms- animation
- bounce
- brio
- dash
- élan
- esprit
- life
- liveliness
- pertness
- sparkle
- spirit
- verve
- vigor
- vim
- vivaciousness
- vivacity
- zip
- pep
- peppiness
- oomph
Synonyms for gingernoun perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stemsRelated Words- herb
- herbaceous plant
- genus Zingiber
- Zingiber
- Canton ginger
- common ginger
- stem ginger
- Zingiber officinale
- Alpinia galanga
- galangal
- Alpinia officinalis
- Alpinia officinarum
- lesser galangal
- Alpinia purpurata
- red ginger
- Alpinia speciosa
- Alpinia Zerumbet
- Languas speciosa
- shall-flower
- shell ginger
- shellflower
- gingerol
noun dried ground gingerrootSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun pungent rhizome of the common ginger plantSynonymsRelated Words- flavorer
- flavoring
- flavourer
- flavouring
- seasoning
- seasoner
- powdered ginger
- ginger
- ginger ale
- ginger pop
- Canton ginger
- common ginger
- stem ginger
- Zingiber officinale
noun liveliness and energySynonymsRelated Words- sprightliness
- liveliness
- spirit
- life
verb add ginger to in order to add flavorRelated Words- cookery
- cooking
- preparation
- spice up
- zest
- spice
adj (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown colorSynonymsRelated Words |