What is the meaning of ginger?

noun

• Perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems.
• Dried ground gingerroot.
  • synonyms: powdered ginger
• Pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery.
  • synonyms: gingerroot
• Liveliness and energy.
  • usage: "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
  • synonyms: pep, peppiness

verb

• Add ginger to in order to add flavor.
  • usage: "ginger the soup"

adjective

• Used especially of hair or fur. ( having a bright orange-brown color)
  • usage: "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"
  • synonyms: gingery