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ginkgo

or Բ·

[ ging-koh, jing- ]

noun

plural ginkgoes.
  1. 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.


ginkgo

/ ˈɡɪŋkɡəʊ; ˈɡɪŋkəʊ /

noun

  1. a widely planted ornamental Chinese gymnosperm tree, Ginkgo biloba, with fan-shaped deciduous leaves and fleshy yellow fruit: phylum Ginkgophyta . It is used in herbal remedies and as a food supplement Also calledmaidenhair tree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ginkgo

/ ĭԲō /

  1. A deciduous, dioecious tree (Ginkgo biloba) which is the sole surviving member of the Ginkgoales, an order of gymnosperms that was extremely widespread in the Mesozoic era. It belongs to a genus which has changed very little since the end of the Jurassic period. The tree, a native of China, has fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellowish seeds containing an edible kernel. Ginkgoes are often grown as ornamental street trees.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ginkgo1

1765–75; < NL representation of Japanese ԰ō, equivalent to gin silver (< Chinese ) + ō apricot (< Chin)
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ginkgo1

C18: from Japanese ԰ō, from Ancient Chinese yin silver + hang apricot
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Jacaranda are “second only to our ginkgo displays, which turn gold in the fall.”

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First come her ears, floating like ginkgo leaves.

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By pairing caffeine with other buzzy active ingredients like ginseng, carnitine, creatine and ginkgo biloba, they position these drinks as enhancers of mental alertness and concentration, too.

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On a crisp fall day at Birmingham-Southern College, the students were making their way to class, stealing a few cold minutes under the golden ginkgo trees.

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"A ginkgo tree supports virtually none of our native insects or birds," he said.

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