Word
Ginseng
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
gin-seng
Definition
- n. - 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.
- noun - Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
- noun - Aromatic root of ginseng plants
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