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GINGERROOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
Synonyms:
ginger; gingerroot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("gingerroot" is a kind of...):
flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
Holonyms ("gingerroot" is a part of...):
Canton ginger; common ginger; stem ginger; Zingiber officinale (tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger)
Holonyms ("gingerroot" is a substance of...):
ginger; powdered ginger (dried ground gingerroot)
ginger ale; ginger pop (ginger-flavored carbonated drink)
