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ginseng.

Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒɪnsɛŋ/[ˈd͡ʒɪnsɛŋ]/ˈd͡ʒɪnsɪŋ/Southern-US[ˈd͡ʒɪnsɪ̟ŋ]Southern-US
  1. Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The root of such a plant, or an extract of these roots.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hokkien 人參 /人参 (jîn-sim, “ginseng”). Doublet of ninzin.

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