| NOUN | plant | ginseng | aromatic root of ginseng plants |
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| plant | ginseng, nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax schinseng, Panax pseudoginseng | Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers |
| Sounds | jhih'nseh.ng | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | aromatic root of ginseng plants. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | American ginseng, sang, Panax quinquefolius | North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng |
| ginseng, nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax schinseng, Panax pseudoginseng | Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers | |
| Broader | root | (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes |
| Spanish | ginseng | |
| Meaning | Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax schinseng, Panax pseudoginseng | |
| Member of | Panax, genus Panax | perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots |
| Parts | ginseng | aromatic root of ginseng plants |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | ginseng, nin-sin, panax | |
| Catalan | ginseng | |
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