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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ginger \Gin"ger\, n. [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF.
gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi,
fr. Gr. ?; of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjeb[=i]l,
fr. Skr. [,c][.r][.n]gav["e]ra, prop., hornshaped; ???ga horn
+ v["e]ra body.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and
West Indies. The species most known is Zingiber
officinale.
[1913 Webster]
2. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale,
which is much used in cookery and in medicine.
[1913 Webster]
Ginger ale
(a) a soft drink flavored with ginger and carbonated.
(a) See ginger beer, below.
Ginger beer or Ginger ale, a mild beer impregnated with
ginger.
Ginger cordial, a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon
rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy.
Ginger pop. See Ginger ale (above).
Ginger wine, wine impregnated with ginger.
Wild+ginger+(Bot.),+an+American+herb+({Asarum+Canadense" rel="nofollow">Wild ginger (Bot.), an American herb ({Asarum Canadense)
with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock
which has a strong taste of ginger.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ginger \Gin"ger\, n. [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF.
gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi,
fr. Gr. ?; of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjeb[=i]l,
fr. Skr. ???gav["e]ra, prop., hornshaped; ???ga horn +
v["e]ra body.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and
West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale.
2. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale,
which is much used in cookery and in medicine.
Ginger beer or ale, a mild beer impregnated with ginger.
Ginger cordial, a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon
rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy.
Ginger pop. See Ginger beer (above).
Ginger wine, wine impregnated with ginger.
Wild+ginger+(Bot.),+an+American+herb+({Asarum+Canadense" rel="nofollow">Wild ginger (Bot.), an American herb ({Asarum Canadense)
with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock
which has a strong taste of ginger.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
ginger pop
n : ginger-flavored carbonated drink [syn: ginger ale]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ginger pop
n.
A soft drink flavored with ginger.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
ginger pop
n.
A soft drink flavored with ginger.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
ginger pop
n.
A soft drink flavored with ginger.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
ginger pop
n.
A soft drink flavored with ginger.
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