ginger vs Alpinia speciosa

Alpinia speciosa vs ginger

ginger and Alpinia speciosa both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

ginger: perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
Alpinia speciosa: 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 Zerumbet, Languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflower.

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

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

Difference between ginger and Alpinia speciosa

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