English noun: ginger |
1. | ginger (plant) perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems |
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| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 |
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| Member meronym | genus Zingiber, Zingiber |
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| Substance holonym | gingerol |
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2. | ginger (food) dried ground gingerroot |
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| Synonyms | powdered ginger |
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| Broader (hypernym) | spice |
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| Substance holonym | ginger, gingerroot |
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3. | ginger (food) pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery |
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| Synonyms | gingerroot |
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| Broader (hypernym) | flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning |
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| Part meronym | Canton ginger, common ginger, stem ginger, Zingiber officinale |
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| Substance meronym | ginger, ginger ale, ginger pop, powdered ginger |
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4. | ginger (attribute) liveliness and energy |
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| Samples | This tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep.
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| Synonyms | pep, peppiness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness |
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