About The Word Ginkgo
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Ginkgo
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What's The Definition Of Ginkgo?
[n] deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ginkgo: gingko | Ginkgo biloba | maidenhair tree Related Terms | Find terms related to Ginkgo: See Also | gymnospermous tree Ginkgo In Webster's Dictionary \Gink"go\, n.; pl. {Ginkgoes}. [Chin., silver fruit.]
(Bot.)
A large ornamental tree ({Ginkgo biloba}) from China and
Japan, belonging to the Yew suborder of {Conifer[ae]}. Its
leaves are so like those of some maidenhair ferns, that it is
also called the {maidenhair tree}.
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