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ginkgo
[ging-koh, jing-]
noun
plural
ginkgoesa 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
Also called: maidenhair tree.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
ginkgo
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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ginkgo1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ginkgo1
Example Sentences
Jacaranda are “second only to our ginkgo displays, which turn gold in the fall.”
First come her ears, floating like ginkgo leaves.
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.
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.
"A ginkgo tree supports virtually none of our native insects or birds," he said.
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