‖n.;
n. (Zool.) A small, edible, freshwater European perch (Aspro zingel), having a round, elongated body and prominent snout. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. zingiber ginger. See Ginger. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to ginger, or to a tribe (Zingibereae) of endogenous plants of the order