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ginseng

gin·seng
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jin-seng]
    • /ˈdʒɪn sɛŋ/
    • /ˈdʒɪn.seŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jin-seng]
    • /ˈdʒɪn sɛŋ/

Definitions of ginseng word

  • noun ginseng any of several plants of the genus Panax, especially P. pseudoginseng, of eastern Asia, or P. qinquefolius, of North America, having an aromatic root used medicinally. 1
  • noun ginseng the root itself. 1
  • noun ginseng a preparation made from it. 1
  • noun ginseng A plant tuber credited with various tonic and medicinal properties, especially in East Asia. 1
  • noun ginseng medicinal herb 1
  • uncountable noun ginseng Ginseng is the root of a plant found in China, Korea, and America which some people believe is good for your health. 0
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Origin of ginseng

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; < Chinese (Wade-Giles) jên2 shên1, (Pinyin) rén-shēn, equivalent to rén man + shēn name for a kind of herb

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ginseng popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • araliaceous

    of, relating to, or belonging to the Araliaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, or woody climbers having small clusters of whitish or greenish flowers. The family includes the ivy and ginseng

  • ginseng family

    the plant family Araliaceae, characterized by often prickly herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs having alternate leaves and dense clusters of small, whitish or greenish flowers, and including the devil's-club, ginseng, ivy, schefflera, and wild sarsaparilla.

  • bristly sarsaparilla

    a coarse plant, Aralia hispida, of the ginseng family, of eastern North America, having a loose cluster of small, greenish flowers and black fruit.

  • dwarf ginseng

    a plant, Panax trifolius, of eastern North America, having globe-shaped clusters of small, white flowers and yellow fruit.

  • false aralia

    any of several Polynesian shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Dizygotheca, of the ginseng family, having palmately compound, mottled leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
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