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jinseng

jinseng is the obsolete spelling of ginseng.

Meaning of ginseng

Noun

ginseng (countable and uncountable, plural ginsengs)

  1. Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties.
  2. The root of such a plant, or an extract of these roots.
    • When the Afghan princes find it necessary to employ Chob-Chini, (the Jin-seng, or China root so celebrated as a purifier, tonic, and aphrodisiac) they choose the spring season.1855, Sir Richard Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, Dover, published 1964, pages 56–7

Questions about jinseng

What is jinseng the obsolete spelling of?
Jinseng is the obsolete spelling of ginseng.

Words near jinseng in the dictionary

  1. jinrikishas
  2. jinriksha
  3. jinrikshas
  4. jins
  5. Jinsen
  6. jinseng
  7. Jinsha
  8. Jinsha Jiang
  9. Jinshajiang
  10. jinshajiangite
  11. Jinshan

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