# ginseng

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɪnsɛŋ/ · frequency rank #38,862

## Definitions
1. Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties.
2. The root of such a plant, or an extract of these roots.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 人參 /人参 (jîn-sim, “ginseng”). Doublet of ninzin.

## Common misspellings (11)
`gginseng`, `ginesng`, `ginnseng`, `ginsegn`, `ginsengg`, `ginsenng`, `ginsneg`, `ginsseng`, `gisneng`, `gniseng`, `ignseng`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ginseng