About The Word Ginseng
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Ginseng
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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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