About The Word Ginger
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Ginger
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What's The Definition Of Ginger?
[n] liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
[n] pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery [n] dried ground gingerroot [n] perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems [adj] (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten" [v] add ginger to Synonyms | Synonyms for Ginger: colored | colorful | coloured | gingerroot | gingery | in color(p) | pep | peppiness Related Terms | Find terms related to Ginger: aggressiveness | bang | bite | briskness | dash | drive | enterprise | fire | get-up-and-go | guts | hotness | initiative | kick | liveliness | nip | nippiness | pep | pepper | pepperiness | piss and vinegar | pizzazz | poop | punch | push | raciness | relish | snap | snappiness | spice | spiciness | spunk | starch | tang | tanginess | thrust | verve | vim | zest | zestfulness | zing | zip See Also | Alpinia galanga | Alpinia officinalis | Alpinia officinarum | Alpinia purpurata | Alpinia speciosa | Alpinia Zerumbet | Canton ginger | Canton ginger | common ginger | common ginger | flavorer | flavoring | flavourer | flavouring | galangal | genus Zingiber | ginger | ginger ale | ginger pop | gingerol | herb | herbaceous plant | Languas speciosa | lesser galangal | life | liveliness | powdered ginger | red ginger | seasoner | seasoning | shell ginger | shellflower | spice | spice | spice up | spirit | sprightliness | stem ginger | stem ginger | Zingiber | Zingiber officinale | Zingiber officinale Ginger In Webster's Dictionary \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})
with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock
which has a strong taste of ginger.
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