Main Entry:: ¹gin·ger
Pronunciation:: \ˈjin-jər\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, alteration of Old English gingifer, from Medieval Latin gingiber, alteration of Latin zingiber, from Greek zingiberi, of Indo-Aryan origin; akin to Pali siṅgivēra ginger
Date:: before 12th century

1 a (1): a thickened pungent aromatic rhizome that is used as a spice and sometimes medicinally (2): the spice usually prepared by drying and grinding ginger b: any of a genus (Zingiber of the family Zingiberaceae, the ginger family) of herbs with pungent aromatic rhizomes ; especially : a widely cultivated tropical herb (Z. officinale) that supplies most commercial ginger — compare wild ginger2: pep <the ginger to…work hard — Willa Cather>3: a light reddish or reddish-brown color <ginger hair>

— gin·gery

\ˈjinj-rē, ˈjin-jə-\ adjective

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