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ginkgo (giŋ′kō; also giŋk′gō′)

noun pl. ginkgoes -·goes

an Asiatic tree (Ginkgo biloba) with fan-shaped leaves and fleshy, yellow, foul-smelling seeds enclosing a silvery, edible inner kernel: the only living member of a class (Ginkgoatae) of gymnosperms

Etymology: Jpn ginkyo < Sino-Jpn gin, silver + kyō, apricot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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