GINSENG

ginseng, nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax schinseng, Panax pseudoginseng

(noun) Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers

ginseng

(noun) aromatic root of ginseng plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ginseng (countable and uncountable, plural ginsengs)

Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal properties.

The root of such a plant, or an extract of these roots.

Anagrams

• Gensing

Source: Wiktionary

Gin"seng, n. Etym: [Chinese.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition