GINSENG


Meaning of GINSENG in English

[ '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).

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