ginger vs Zingiber officinale

Zingiber officinale vs ginger

ginger and Zingiber officinale both are nouns.

ginger is an adjective but Zingiber officinale is not an adjective.

ginger is a verb but Zingiber officinale is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ginger	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Zingiber officinale	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of ginger include Canton ginger, common ginger, stem ginger, 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)	Zingiber officinale (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)	Zingiber officinale (adjective)
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color

ginger (verb)	Zingiber officinale (verb)
add ginger to in order to add flavor

Difference between ginger and Zingiber officinale

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