Noun: ginseng 'jin,seng or jin'seng
- Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
"ginseng is valued in traditional Chinese medicine"; "Panax ginseng is valued in traditional Chinese medicine";
- nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax schinseng, Panax pseudoginseng
- Aromatic root of ginseng plants
"Ginseng is often used in traditional medicine to boost energy"
Derived forms: ginsengs
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, root
Part of: American ginseng, genus Panax, Panax, Panax quinquefolius, sang
Encyclopedia: Ginseng, Kentucky