ginger vs red ginger

red ginger vs ginger

ginger and red ginger both are nouns.

ginger is an adjective but red ginger is not an adjective.

ginger is a verb but red ginger is not a verb.

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

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

ginger: perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
red ginger: an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands

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

ginger (noun)	red ginger (noun)
liveliness and energy	an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands
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)	red ginger (adjective)
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color

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

Difference between ginger and red ginger

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