Found 2 items, similar to ginseng.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ginseng 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ginseng 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]