From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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[imac]l,
fr. Skr. [,c][.r][.n]gav["e]ra, prop., hornshaped; ???ga horn
+ v["e]ra body.]
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1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Zingiber}, of the East and
West Indies. The species most known is {Zingiber
officinale}.
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2. The hot and spicy rootstock of {Zingiber officinale},
which is much used in cookery and in medicine.
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{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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ginger ale
n 1: ginger-flavored carbonated drink [syn: {ginger ale},
{ginger pop}]
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