ginger vs Alpinia officinarum

Alpinia officinarum vs ginger

ginger and Alpinia officinarum both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

ginger: perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
Alpinia officinarum: Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring

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

ginger (noun)	Alpinia officinarum (noun)
liveliness and energy	Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring
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 officinarum (adjective)
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color

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

Difference between ginger and Alpinia officinarum

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