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GINKGO
ginkgo, gingko, maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba
(noun) deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ginkgo (plural ginkgos or ginkgoes)
Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds.
The seed of the ginkgo tree.
Synonyms
• maidenhair tree
Anagrams
• gingko
Source: Wiktionary
Gink"go, n.; pl. Ginkgoes. Etym: [Chin., silver fruit.] (Bot.)
Definition: A large ornamental tree (Ginkgo biloba) from China and Japan, belonging to the Yew suborder of Coniferæ. Its leaves are so like those of some maidenhair ferns, that it is also called the maidenhair tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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