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Jamaica ginger

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noun
an alcoholic extract of ginger used as a flavoring.
powdered ginger root used for medicinal purposes.
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Origin of Jamaica ginger

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby Jamaica ginger

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How to use Jamaica ginger in a sentence

  • Jamaica Ginger's hatchet found it a good fifty yards from the others.

    The Pirate of Panama|William MacLeod Raine
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