ginseng

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Synonyms: genseng, ginsing

Antonyms: genseng, ginsing

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Noun

1. Any plant of two species of the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Panax|genus}} ({{taxlink|Panax ginseng|species}} and {{taxfmt|Panax quinquefolius|species}}), having [[forked]] [[root]]s supposed to have [[medicinal]] and [[aphrodisiac]] properties.
2. The root of such a plant, or an [[extract]] of these roots.

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