One of the many instant nicknames that a red-headed person, especially a child, is likely to attract. The title of David Lodge’s novel about army life, Ginger, you’re Barmy alludes both to the vocative and the traditional playground chant...

The older the ginger, the more it bites....

Ginger is the common name for the monocotyledonous perennial plant Zingiber officinale. The term is also used to describe the edible part of the plant which is commonly used as a spice in cooking throughout the world. Often erroneously referred to as...