Orange vs. Ginger

Orangenoun

An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis.

Orangenoun

The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.

Orangenoun

The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.

Orangenoun

Orange juice.

Orangenoun

Orange coloured and flavoured cordial.

Orangenoun

Orange coloured and flavoured soft drink.

Orangeadjective

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

Orangeverb

(transitive) To color orange.

Orangeverb

(intransitive) To become orange.

Orangenoun

The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus (Citrus Aurantium). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow when ripe.

Orangenoun

The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.

Orangenoun

The color of an orange; reddish yellow.

Orangeadjective

Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.

Orangenoun

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

Orangenoun

any of a range of colors between red and yellow

Orangenoun

any citrus tree bearing oranges

Orangenoun

any pigment producing the orange color

Orangenoun

a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean

Orangeadjective

similar to the color of a ripe orange

Orangenoun

a town in southern France, on the River Rhône, home of the ancestors of the Dutch royal house.

Orangeadjective

relating to the Orange Order

Gingernoun

The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.

Gingernoun

The plant that produces this rhizome.

Gingernoun

Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber

Gingernoun

A reddish-brown color.

Gingernoun

A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.

Gingernoun

Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).

Gingernoun

A homosexual.

Gingeradjective

(of hair) Of a reddish-brown colour.

Gingeradjective

, delicate

Gingeradjective

Homosexual.

Gingerverb

To add ginger to.

Gingerverb

To enliven, to spice (up).

Gingerverb

To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.

Gingerverb

To inspire (someone); to give a little boost to.

Gingerverb

To move gingerly, very careful and cautious.

Gingernoun

A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Zingiber officinale.

Gingernoun

The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine.

Gingernoun

perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

Gingernoun

dried ground gingerroot

Gingernoun

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

Gingernoun

liveliness and energy;

Gingerverb

add ginger to in order to add flavor;

Gingeradjective

(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color;

Ginger

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about one meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades.