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ginseng

DEFINITIONS OF: ginseng

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

Synonyms:
Panax ginseng, Panax pseudoginseng, Panax schinseng, nin-sin
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

n aromatic root of ginseng plants

Type of:
root
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
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