ROOT BEER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does root beer mean? 

• ROOT BEER (noun)
  The noun ROOT BEER has 1 sense:

1. carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs

  Familiarity information: ROOT BEER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROOT BEER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("root beer" is a kind of...):

soft drink (nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated))

 Context examples 

Whenever he encountered a chance shipmate, and there were many in San Francisco, he treated them and was treated in turn, as of old, but he ordered for himself root beer or ginger ale and good-naturedly endured their chaffing.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)