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Ginseng

Ginseng Meaning & Definition
Ginseng Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ginseng?

[n] Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
[n] aromatic root of ginseng plants

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ginseng: nin-sin | Panax ginseng | Panax pseudoginseng | Panax schinseng

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ginseng:

See Also | American ginseng | genus Panax | ginseng | herb | herbaceous plant | Panax | Panax quinquefolius | root | sang

Ginseng In Webster's Dictionary

\Gin"seng\, n. [Chinese.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Aralia}, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant ({Aralia Schinseng}) has become so rare that the American ({A. quinquefolia}) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness.

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