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Meaning of Ginseng | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈd͡ʒɪnsɛŋ

Definitions

Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties.
countable, uncountable
The root of such a plant, or an extract of these roots.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الجينسنغ جِينْسِنْغ

Беларуская жэньшэнь

Bosanski sam sam

Čeština ženšen

Deutsch Ginseng

Esperanto ginsengo

Español ginseng (yinsen)

Suomi ginseng ginsengjuuri

Français ginseng

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ianakama

Hrvatski sam sam

Magyar ginzeng

Bahasa Indonesia ginseng kolesom

Italiano ginseng

日本語参御種人参朝鮮人参高麗人参

Қазақша адамтамыр адамшөп

한국어 삼 심 인삼

Kurdî Şam

Latina panax

Монгол хүн орхоодой

Bahasa Melayu ginseng

Nederlands ginseng

Polski wszechlek żeń-szeń

Português ginseng

Русский женьшень жэньшэ́нь

Српски sam sam

ไทย โสม

Türkçe ginseng

Tiếng Việt nhân sâm sam 蔘

Examples

“When the Afghan princes find it necessary to employ Chob-Chini, (the Jin-seng, or China root so celebrated as a purifier, tonic, and aphrodisiac) they choose the spring season.”

“Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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