Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant;
used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery;
[syn: ginger, gingerroot]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
gingerroot \gin"ger*root\ n.
The pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; -- it is used
fresh as a seasoning, especially in Oriental cookery.
Syn: ginger.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gingerroot
n 1: pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a
seasoning especially in Asian cookery [syn: ginger,
gingerroot]