ginger vs shellflower

shellflower vs ginger

ginger and shellflower both are nouns.

ginger is an adjective but shellflower is not an adjective.

ginger is a verb but shellflower is not a verb.

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

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

ginger: perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
shellflower: 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, shell ginger.

ginger (noun)	shellflower (noun)
liveliness and energy	showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
dried ground gingerroot	cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes
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)	shellflower (adjective)
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color

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

Difference between ginger and shellflower

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