ginkgoes

Variant of ginkgo

noun pl. ginkgoes

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

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

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