ginkgo
/ˈgɪŋkgəʊ/(亦作gingko)
noun
(pl. -os 或 -oes)
1- a deciduous Chinese tree related to the conifers, with fan-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. It has a number of primitive features and is similar to some Jurassic fossils银杏。亦称MAIDENHAIR TREE.
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- Ginkgo biloba, the only living member of the family Ginkgoaceae and order Ginkgoales, class Coniferopsida.拉丁名Ginkgo biloba,银杏科与银杏目中惟一存活种, 松柏纲。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Japanese ginkyō, from Chinese yinxing.