English-Thai Dictionary

ginseng

N ต้น โสม  โสม  ton-som

 

ginseng

N โสม  som

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GINSENG

n.[This word is probably Chinese, and it is said by Grosier, to signify the resemblance of a man, or man's thigh. He observes also that the root in the language of the Iroquois is called garentoquen, which signifies legs and thighs separated. ] A plant, of the genus Panax, the root of which is in great demand among the Chinese. It is found in the Northern parts of Asia and America, and is an article of export from America to China. It has a jointed, fleshy, taper root, as large as a man's finger, which when dry is of a yellowish white color, with a mucilaginous sweetness in the taste, somewhat resembling that of liquorice, accompanied with a slight bitterness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GINSENG

Gin "seng, n. Etym: [Chinese. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng ) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia ) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ginseng

gin seng |ˈjinseNG ˈʤɪnˌsɛŋ | ▶noun 1 a plant tuber credited with various tonic and medicinal properties, esp. in East Asia. 2 the plant from which this tuber is obtained, native to eastern Asia and North America. [Genus Panax, family Araliaceae: several species, in particular the Asian P. pseudoginseng and the North American P. quinquefolius. ] ORIGIN 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 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ginseng

ginseng |ˈdʒɪnsɛŋ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a plant tuber credited with various tonic and medicinal properties. 2 the plant from which ginseng is obtained, native to eastern Asia and North America. ●Genus Panax, family Araliaceae: several species, in particular the Asian P. pseudoginseng and the North American P. quinquefolius. ORIGIN 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 ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Ginseng

Gin seng Substantiv, maskulin , der |G i nseng auch ˈʒɪn …|der Ginseng; Genitiv: des Ginsengs, Plural: die Ginsengs chinesisch in Ostasien heimische Pflanze mit gefingerten Blättern und grünlich weißen Blüten, aus deren Wurzelstock ein Anregungsmittel gewonnen wird

 

French Dictionary

ginseng

ginseng n. m. nom masculin Racine d ’une plante possédant des vertus toniques. : On dit que le ginseng donne de l ’énergie. Prononciation Le g final se prononce ou non, [ʒinsɑ̃g, ʒinsɑ̃ ]

 

Spanish Dictionary

ginseng

ginseng nombre masculino 1 Planta herbácea de raíz leñosa, hojas divididas en cinco folíolos, flores pequeñas, agrupadas en apretadas inflorescencias ramificadas y fruto en baya escarlata con cinco semillas :el ginseng es originario de Manchuria y Corea .2 Raíz de esta planta, cuyo extracto posee una acción fisiológica tonificante, relajadora y débilmente afrodisíaca .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘yinsén ’ o ‘yinsen ’.El plural es ginsengs .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ginseng

gin seng /dʒɪ́nseŋ /〖＜中国 「人参 」〗名詞 C チョウセンニンジン ; その根 ; U その根から作った薬 .