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Definition of Stem ginger

1. Noun. Tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stem Ginger

Literary usage of Stem ginger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Boston Cooking School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics by Boston Cooking School (Boston, Mass.) (1907)
"Crystalized ginger and the dryer stem ginger come in tin boxes. Either of these with crackers affords a pleasant little repast at bedtime or when traveling. ..."

2. The Boston Cooking School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics by Boston Cooking School (Boston, Mass.) (1905)
"Ask for the "stem ginger," since this is less apt to be coarse and string}', and then wash and scrape it well. Throw the pieces into cold water for a few ..."

3. Foods and Household Management: A Textbook of the Household Arts by Helen Kinne, Anna Maria Cooley (1914)
"Stick cinnamon is a layer of a stem. Ginger is a root. Herbs. — Thyme, mint, sweet marjoram, summer savory are the leaves of old-fashioned pot herbs, ..."

4. Foods and Household Management: A Textbook of the Household Arts by Helen Kinne, Anna Maria Cooley (1914)
"Stick cinnamon is a layer of a stem. Ginger is a root. Herbs. — Thyme, mint, sweet marjoram, summer savory are the leaves of old-fashioned pot herbs, ..."

5. Foods and Household Management: A Textbook of the Household Arts by Helen Kinne, Anna Maria Cooley (1914)
"Stick cinnamon is a layer of a stem. Ginger is a root. Herbs. — Thyme, mint, sweet marjoram, summer savory are the leaves of old-fashioned pot herbs, ..."

6. Campbell's Tea, Coffee and Spice Manual, a Comprehensive Trade Manual on by Lute E. Campbell (1920)
"The best grades from roots selected for uniform size and appearance are called "Stem Ginger." Medicinally, Ginger, as Jamaica Ginger, etc., Is a grateful ..."

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