ginseng

ginseng
[ˈdʒɪnsɛŋ]
noun
  1. [mass noun]a plant tuber credited with various tonic and medicinal properties, especially in the Far East
    (尤指产于远东地区的)人参(指可用作补品并具有药用价值的人参根茎)
  2. the plant from which this tuber is obtained, native to east Asia and North America
    (原产东亚的)人参(指人参植物);(原产北美的)西洋参(指西洋参植物)
  3. Genus Panax, family Araliaceae: several species, in particular the Asian P. pseudoginseng and the North American P. quinquefolius
    人参属,五加科,数种,尤指亚洲的假人参,拉丁名P. pseudoginseng和北美的西洋参,拉丁名P. quinquefolius
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Chinese rénshēn, from rén 'man' + shēn, a kind of herb (because of the supposed resemblance of the forked root to a person)
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