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ginkgo in British English
(ˈɡɪŋkɡəʊ) or gingko (ˈɡɪŋkəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural -goes or -koes
a widely planted ornamental Chinese gymnosperm tree, Ginkgo biloba, with fan-shaped deciduous leaves and fleshy yellow fruit: phylum Ginkgophyta. It is used in herbal remedies and as a food supplement
Also called: maidenhair treeWord origin
C18: from Japanese ginkyō, from Ancient Chinese yin silver + hang apricotginkgo in American English
(ˈgɪŋkoʊ; also ˈgɪŋkˌgoʊ)
nounWord forms: plural ˈginkgoes
an Asiatic tree (Ginkgo biloba) with fan-shaped leaves and fleshy, yellow, foul-smelling seeds enclosing a silvery, edible inner kernel: the only living member of a class (Ginkgoatae) of gymnosperms
Word origin
Jpn ginkyo < Sino-Jpn gin, silver + kyō, apricotImage ofginkgo
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