GINKGO


Meaning of GINKGO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also ging·ko ˈgiŋ-(ˌ)kō also ˈgiŋk-(ˌ)gō

( plural ginkgoes or ginkgos also gingkos or gingkoes )

Etymology: New Latin Ginkgo, from Japanese ginkyō

Date: 1773

: a gymnospermous dioecious tree ( Ginkgo biloba ) of eastern China that is widely grown as an ornamental or shade tree and has fan-shaped leaves and foul-smelling yellowish fleshy seed coats — called also maidenhair tree

2. : ginkgo biloba

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.