ginkgo
or ging·ko
a large shade tree, Ginkgo biloba, native to China, having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy seeds with edible kernels: the sole surviving species of the gymnosperm family Ginkgoaceae, which thrived in the Jurassic Period, and existing almost exclusively in cultivation.
Origin of ginkgo
1- Also called maidenhair-tree.
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How to use ginkgo in a sentence
Last year it started printing its own glossy vanity magazine, Grow by ginkgo,which exists to “tell creative stories” about the endless possibilities of synthetic biology.
Is Ginkgo’s synthetic-biology story worth $15 billion? | Antonio Regalado | August 24, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewI remember another magnificent ginkgo inside the enclosure of the Hosenbo Temple at 3,700 feet.
An ally of theirs, the ginkgo or Maidenhair tree, seems to have been extremely common in certain geological periods.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott ElliotThe Bigtree group (Sequoia p. 47) was a companion of the ginkgo in its flourishing period.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott ElliotIt is represented here with its branches and fronds, which bear some resemblance to the leaves of the ginkgo.
The World Before the Deluge | Louis Figuier
To him is credited the introduction of the ginkgo tree and the Lombardy poplar to America.
The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia | Frank CousinsIn the same way we thought at first that a llama was a Chinese ginkgo.
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British Dictionary definitions for ginkgo
gingko (ˈɡɪŋkəʊ)
/ (ˈɡɪŋkɡəʊ) /
a widely planted ornamental Chinese gymnosperm tree, Ginkgo biloba, with fan-shaped deciduous leaves and fleshy yellow fruit: phylum Ginkgophyta . It is used in herbal remedies and as a food supplement: Also called: maidenhair tree
Origin of ginkgo
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for ginkgo
A deciduous, dioecious tree (Ginkgo biloba) which is the sole surviving member of the Ginkgoales, an order of gymnosperms that was extremely widespread in the Mesozoic era. It belongs to a genus which has changed very little since the end of the Jurassic period. The tree, a native of China, has fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellowish seeds containing an edible kernel. Ginkgoes are often grown as ornamental street trees.
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