American ginseng

English

American ginseng

Noun

American ginseng (usually uncountable, plural American ginsengs)

1. Panax quinquefolius, source of an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine as a tonic.

Translations

Panax quinquefolius

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 花旗參／花旗参 (faa¹ kei⁴ sam¹), 西洋參／西洋参 (sai¹ joeng⁴ sam¹), 洋參／洋参 (joeng⁴ sam¹)

  Mandarin: 西洋參／西洋参 (zh) (xīyángshēn), 洋參／洋参 (yángshēn), 花旗參／花旗参 (zh) (huāqíshēn)

• Finnish: amerikanginseng (fi), amerikanginsengjuuri (fi)
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• Portuguese: ginseng americano m
• Spanish: ginseng americano m
• Swedish: amerikansk ginseng c

Further reading

• American ginseng on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Panax quinquefolius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Panax quinquefolius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• American ginseng at USDA Plants database