gin·seng /ˈʤɪnˌsɛŋ, ˌsɪŋ/
人參,高麗參,其根
gin·seng /ˈʤɪnˌsɛŋ, ˌsæŋ, (ˌ)sɪŋ/ 名詞
人參
Gin·seng n. Bot. 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.
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ginseng
n 1: aromatic root of ginseng plants
2: Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small
greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to
have medicinal powers [syn: nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax
schinseng, Panax pseudoginseng]