Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ginseng

2 senses of ginseng

Sense 1
ginseng -- (aromatic root of ginseng plants)
       => root -- ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

Sense 2
ginseng, nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax schinseng, Panax pseudoginseng -- (Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)