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ginseng

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gin=seng

CIDE DICTIONARY

ginsengn. [Chinese.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ginseng, n.
1 any of several medicinal plants of the genus Panax, found in E. Asia and N. America.
2 the root of this.

Etymology
Chin. renshen perh. = man-image, with allusion to its forked root

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