ginger: Meaning and Definition of

gin•ger

1. a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine. Cf. ginger family.
2. any of various related or similar plants.
3. piquancy; animation: plenty of ginger in their performance of the dance.
4. a yellowish or reddish brown.

1. to treat or flavor with ginger.
2. to impart piquancy or spirit to; enliven (usually fol. by up): to ginger up a talk with a few jokes.

1. flavored or made with ginger.

Gin•ger

1. a female given name, form ofor