°Any plant of a genus (
Zingiber, especially
Zingiber officinale) of tropical Asiatic and Polynesian
herbs of a family (
Zingiberaceae, the ginger family) with pungent aromatic rhizomes used as a condiment and as a stimulant and acarminative.
°The rhizome of this plant used as a
spice either as it is or in dried powdered form.
adjective
°(used to describe hair) Of a reddish-brown colour.
°flavoured with ginger.
verb
°to treat with care.