GINGERROOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gingerroot mean? 

• GINGERROOT (noun)
  The noun GINGERROOT has 1 sense:

1. pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery

  Familiarity information: GINGERROOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GINGERROOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

ginger; gingerroot

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)