ginger vs Canton ginger

Canton ginger vs ginger

ginger and Canton ginger both are nouns.

ginger is an adjective but Canton ginger is not an adjective.

ginger is a verb but Canton ginger is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ginger	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Canton ginger	Yes	No	No	No

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

ginger: perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
Canton ginger: tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger

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

ginger (noun)	Canton ginger (noun)
liveliness and energy	tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger
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)	Canton ginger (adjective)
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color

ginger (verb)	Canton ginger (verb)
add ginger to in order to add flavor

Difference between ginger and Canton ginger

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