ginger vs spice

ginger and spice both are nouns.

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

As nouns, spice is a hypernym of ginger; that is, spice is a word with a broader meaning than ginger:

ginger: dried ground gingerroot
spice: any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food

As verbs, spice is a hypernym of ginger; that is, spice is a word with a broader meaning than ginger:

Other hypernyms of ginger include spice up, zest.

ginger (noun)	spice (noun)
liveliness and energy	the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
dried ground gingerroot	any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery	aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

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

ginger (verb)	spice (verb)
add ginger to in order to add flavor	make more interesting or flavorful
	add herbs or spices to