ginger vs common ginger

common ginger vs ginger

ginger and common ginger both are nouns.

ginger is an adjective but common ginger is not an adjective.

ginger is a verb but common ginger is not a verb.

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

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

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

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

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

Difference between ginger and common ginger

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