ginseng
1. [ noun ] (botany) aromatic root of ginseng plants
Related terms: root American_ginseng
2. [ noun ] (botany) Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
Synonyms: Panax_ginseng Panax_schinseng Panax_pseudoginseng nin-sin
Related terms: herb Panax
Similar spelling:   gingham