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Ginseng

JIH-nsehng

/ˈdʒɪˌnsɛŋ/

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ginseng

Dictionary meaning

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

Synonyms: nin-sin

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