designating a family (Araliaceae, order Apiales) of dicotyledonous plants, shrubs, and trees, usually having flat clusters of small, white or greenish flowers and, often, fragrant leaves, including Hercules'-club and English ivy
Origin of ginseng
Chinese j?n sh?n from j?n, man (from the shape of the root) + sh?n, the constellation Orion- any of several perennial herbs (genus Panax) of the ginseng family, with thick, forked, aromatic roots, esp. a Chinese species (P. pseudoginseng) and a North American species (P. quinquefolium)
- such a root, or a preparation made from it, used as a tonic
