Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GINGERBREAD, n. A kind of tansy, genus Tanacetum (Bwk. 1882 Proc. Bwk. Nat. Club IX. 461). Cf. Eng. dial. ginger(-plant), id., prob. from the colour of its flower and its spicy smell.