ginger vs shell ginger

shell ginger vs ginger

ginger and shell ginger both are nouns.

ginger is an adjective but shell ginger is not an adjective.

ginger is a verb but shell ginger is not a verb.

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

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

ginger: perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
shell ginger: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes

Other hyponyms of ginger include Canton ginger, 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, shellflower.

ginger (noun)	shell ginger (noun)
liveliness and energy	cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes
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)	shell ginger (adjective)
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color

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

Difference between ginger and shell ginger

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