ginkgo

ginkgo
also gingko noun (plural ginkgoes or ginkgos; also gingkos or gingkoes) Etymology: New Latin Ginkgo, from Japanese ginkyō Date: 1773 a gymnospermous dioecious tree (Ginkgo biloba) of eastern China that is widely grown as an ornamental or shade tree and has fan-shaped leaves and foul-smelling yellowish fleshy seed coats — called also maidenhair tree 2. ginkgo biloba

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