[ 'dʒɪnsɛŋ ]
■ noun
1》 a plant tuber credited with various tonic and medicinal properties.
2》 the plant from which ~ is obtained, native to east Asia and North America. [Genus Panax : several species.]
Origin
C17: from Chin. rénshēn , from rén 'man' + shēn , a kind of herb (because of the supposed resemblance of the forked root to a person).