ginseng
/ˈdʒɪnseŋ/noun
1
- mass noun a plant tuber credited with various tonic and medicinal properties, especially in the Far East（尤指产于远东地区的）人参（指可用作补品并具有药用价值的人参根茎）。
2
- the plant from which this tuber is obtained, native to east Asia and North America（原产东亚的）人参（指人参植物）; （原产北美的）西洋参（指西洋参植物）。
2.1
- Genus Panax, family Araliaceae: several species, in particular the Asian P. pseudoginseng and the North American P. quinquefolius.人参属, 五加科, 数种, 尤指亚洲的假人参, 拉丁名P. pseudoginseng和北美的西洋参, 拉丁名P. quinquefolius.
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Chinese rénshēn, from rén 'man' + shēn, a kind of herb (because of the supposed resemblance of the forked root to a person).