ginkgo

UK: /ˈɡɪŋkɡəʊ/, /ˈɡɪŋkəʊ/

US: /ˈgɪŋkoʊ, ˈdʒɪŋ-/

US: (ging′kō, jing′-)

Inflections of 'ginkgo' (n):

ginkgos

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ginkgoes

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

gink•go or ging•ko /ˈgɪŋkoʊ, ˈdʒɪŋ-/   n. [countable] , pl. -goes or -koes. 

1. Plant Biology a cultivated shade tree originally from China, having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy seeds with insides that can be eaten.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

gink•go  (ging′kō, jing′-), n., pl. -goes. 

1. Plant Biology a large shade tree, Ginkgo biloba, native to China, having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy seeds with edible kernels: the sole surviving species of the gymnosperm family Ginkgoaceae, which thrived in the Jurassic Period, and existing almost exclusively in cultivation.

Also, ging′ko. Also called maidenhair-tree. 

• Chinese)
• Chinese) + kyō apricot (
• Neo-Latin representation of Japanese ginkyō, equivalent. to gin silver (
• 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ginkgo / ˈɡɪŋkɡəʊ/, gingko / ˈɡɪŋkəʊ/ noun ( -goes, -koes)

1. a widely planted ornamental Chinese gymnosperm tree, Ginkgo biloba, with fan-shaped deciduous leaves and fleshy yellow fruit: phylum Ginkgophyta. It is used in herbal remedies and as a food supplement
   Also called: maidenhair tree

Etymology: 18th Century: from Japanese ginkyō, from Ancient Chinese yin silver + hang apricot