ginseng
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties.
- (countable, uncountable) The root of such a plant, or an extract of these roots.
Synonyms
Panax ginseng
Panax pseudoginseng
Panax schinseng
nin-sin
Panax schin-seng
ginseng tea
panax ginseng
Translations
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جِينْسِنْغ
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɪnsɛŋ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 人參 /人参 (jîn-sim, “ginseng”). Doublet of ninzin.
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