ginger vs Alpinia Zerumbet

Alpinia Zerumbet vs ginger

ginger and Alpinia Zerumbet both are nouns.

ginger is an adjective but Alpinia Zerumbet is not an adjective.

ginger is a verb but Alpinia Zerumbet is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ginger	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Alpinia Zerumbet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Alpinia Zerumbet is a hyponym of ginger; that is, Alpinia Zerumbet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ginger:

ginger: perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
Alpinia Zerumbet: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes

Other hyponyms of ginger include Canton ginger, common ginger, stem ginger, Zingiber officinale, Alpinia galanga, galangal, Alpinia officinalis, Alpinia officinarum, lesser galangal, Alpinia purpurata, red ginger, Alpinia speciosa, Languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflower.

ginger (noun)	Alpinia Zerumbet (noun)
liveliness and energy	cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes
dried ground gingerroot
pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

ginger (adjective)	Alpinia Zerumbet (adjective)
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color

ginger (verb)	Alpinia Zerumbet (verb)
add ginger to in order to add flavor

Difference between ginger and Alpinia Zerumbet

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