ginger vs lesser galangal

lesser galangal vs ginger

ginger and lesser galangal both are nouns.

ginger is an adjective but lesser galangal is not an adjective.

ginger is a verb but lesser galangal is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ginger	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
lesser galangal	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

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

ginger (verb)	lesser galangal (verb)
add ginger to in order to add flavor

Difference between ginger and lesser galangal

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