单词 | ginkgo |
释义 | ginkgo /ging"koh, jing"-/, n. , pl. ginkgoes. a large shade tree, Ginkgo biloba, native to China, having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy seeds with edible kernels: the sole surviving species of the gymnosperm family Ginkgoaceae, which thrived in the Jurassic Period, and existing almost exclusively in cultivation. Also, gingko. Also called maidenhair-tree. [1765-75; < NL representation of Japn ginkyo, equiv. to gin silver ( < Chin) + kyo apricot ( < Chin)] |
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