[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ginseng \gin"seng\, n. chinese. bot.
   a plant of the genus aralia, the root of which is highly
   valued as a medicine among the chinese. the chinese plant
   aralia schinseng has become so rare that the american
   a. quinquefolia has largely taken its place, and its root
   is now an article of export from america to china. the root,
   when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in
   the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with
   a slight aromatic bitterness.
   1913 webster
see also:
aralia aralia schinseng a. quinquefolia 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ginseng
     n 1: aromatic root of ginseng plants
     2: chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small
        greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to
        have medicinal powers syn: nin-sin, panax ginseng, panax
        schinseng, panax pseudoginseng
see also:
nin-sin panax ginseng panax schinseng panax pseudoginseng 

Ginseng >> G Words
Ginseng, definition of term: Ginseng
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Panax Ginseng >> P Words
Panax Ginseng, definition of term: Panax Ginseng
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