gingers
plural of ginger
gingers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ginger
• niggers, serging, snigger
Source: Wiktionary
Gin"ger, n. Etym: [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF. gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi, fr. Gr. zenjebil, fr. Skr. , prop., hornshaped; horn + vëra body.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
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