ginseng

UK: /ˈdʒɪnsɛŋ/ US: /ˈdʒɪnsɛŋ/ ,(jin′seng)

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gin•seng /ˈdʒɪnsɛŋ/   n. [uncountable]

1. Plant Biology the sweet-smelling root of a certain plant, used in medicine.
2. Food a preparation, as tea or extract, made from this root.

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gin•seng  (jin′seng), n. 

1. Plant Biology any of several plants of the genus Panax, esp. P. pseudoginseng, of eastern Asia, or P. qinquefolius, of North America, having an aromatic root used medicinally.
2. Plant Biology the root itself.
3. Food a preparation made from it.

Also, genseng. 

• Chinese (Wade-Giles) jên² shên¹, (Pinyin) rén-shēn, equivalent. to rén man + shēn name for a kind of herb
• 1645–55

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ginseng / ˈdʒɪnsɛŋ/ noun

1. either of two araliaceous plants, Panax schinseng of China or P. quinquefolius of North America, whose forked aromatic roots are used medicinally
2. the root of either of these plants or a substance obtained from the roots, believed to possess stimulant, tonic, and energy-giving properties

Etymology: 17th Century: from Mandarin Chinese jen shen, from jen man (from a resemblance of the roots to human legs) + shen ginseng