Associations to the word «Ginkgo»

Wiktionary

GINKGO, noun. Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds.
GINKGO, noun. The seed of the ginkgo tree.
GINKGO, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Ginkgoaceae   — gymnosperm trees with fan-shaped leaves, the sole known surviving genus of order Ginkgophyta with only one accepted surviving species Ginkgo biloba..
GINKGO BILOBA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Ginkgoaceae   — the maidenhair tree, a unique species of tree with no close living relatives, called a living fossil.
GINKGO NUT, noun. The edible seed of the ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba

Dictionary definition

GINKGO, noun. Deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree.

Wise words

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