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[ noun ]
tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger
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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.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Zingiber}, of the East and
West Indies. The species most known is {Zingiber
officinale}.

2. The hot and spicy rootstock of {Zingiber officinale},
which is much used in cookery and in medicine.

{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})
with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock
which has a strong taste of ginger.


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.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Zingiber}, of the East and
West Indies. The species most known is {Zingiber
officinale}.

2. The hot and spicy rootstock of {Zingiber officinale},
which is much used in cookery and in medicine.

{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})
with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock
which has a strong taste of ginger.