Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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})
      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. ???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.

Source : WordNet®

ginger
     n 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}]

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}]

ginger
     v : add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Ginger
     
        A simple {functional language} from the {University of
        Warwick} with parallel constructs.
     
        (1994-11-02)