There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
GINGER
ginger, gingery
(adjective) (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; “a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes”; “a ginger kitten”
pep, peppiness, ginger
(noun) liveliness and energy; “this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep”
ginger, gingerroot
(noun) pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
ginger, powdered ginger
(noun) dried ground gingerroot
ginger
(noun) perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
ginger
(verb) add ginger to in order to add flavor; “ginger the soup”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
ginger (countable and uncountable, plural gingers)
The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
The plant that produces this rhizome.
Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber
A reddish-brown color.
(colloquial, often derogatory, countable) A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.
(colloquial, uncountable) Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).
Adjective
ginger (comparative more ginger, superlative most ginger)
(of hair) Of a reddish-brown colour.
Verb
ginger (third-person singular simple present gingers, present participle gingering, simple past and past participle gingered)
To add ginger to.
To enliven, to spice (up).
To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.
(Nigeria, transitive) To inspire (someone); to give a little boost to.
Etymology 2
Adjective
ginger (comparative more ginger, superlative most ginger)
Sensitive, delicate.
Verb
ginger (third-person singular simple present gingers, present participle gingering, simple past and past participle gingered)
To move gingerly, very careful and cautious.
Etymology 3
Noun
ginger (plural gingers)
(UK, Cockney rhyming slang) A homosexual.
Adjective
ginger (not comparable)
(UK, Cockney rhyming slang) Homosexual.
Anagrams
• Gering, erging, nigger
Etymology
Proper noun
Ginger
A female given name from English and nickname.
(rare) A male nickname.
A given name for animals having ginger- or orange-coloured fur or feathers.
Anagrams
• Gering, erging, nigger
Source: Wiktionary
Gin"ger, n. Etym: [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF. gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi, fr. Gr. zenjebil, fr. Skr. , prop., hornshaped; horn + vëra body.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale.
2. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine. Ginger beer or ale, a mild beer impregnated with ginger.
– Ginger cordial, a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy.
– Ginger pop. See Ginger beer (above).
– Ginger wine, wine impregnated with ginger.
– Wild ginger (Bot.), an American herb (Asarum Canadense) with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock which has a strong taste of ginger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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