jinseng

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A form of ginseng — Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties.

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Meanings

nounjinseng (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of ginseng.

    They carry to Japan rhubarb, jinseng, silks, catgut, sweet-smelling woods, leather, cloths, and sugar, and take back pearls, gold, copper, sword-blades, paper, and japanned ware.

    1851, Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, Australian Geography, page 139
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