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1. (n.) ginseng
any plant of the genus Panax, having an aromatic root used medicinally.
2. ginseng
the root itself.
3. ginseng
a preparation, as tea or extract, made from the root.
Etymology: (1645–55; < Chin rén-shēn)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ginseng
aromatic root of ginseng plants
2. (noun) ginseng, nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax schinseng, Panax pseudoginseng
Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Ginseng
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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