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Ginger : 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" [syn: gingery]
(noun)
1: perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes
and leafy reedlike stems
2: dried ground gingerroot [syn: powdered ginger]
3: pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a
seasoning especially in Oriental cookery [syn: gingerroot]
4: liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you
more pep" [syn: pep, peppiness]
(verb)
1: add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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. ???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">Wild ginger (Bot.), an American herb ({Asarum Canadense)
with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock
which has a strong taste of ginger.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ginger : n. See saga.
Based on Jargon File : [Hackers_Dictionary]:
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Ginger : Ginger: A perennial tropical herb that has been used as a treatment for nausea and bowel spasms.
Ginger may lead to blood thinning. It is therefore best not taken with medications that prevent blood clotting (anticoagulants) such as warfarin/Coumadin.
Based on Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [Hackers_Dictionary]:
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