ginkgo: Meaning and Definition of

gink•go

Pronunciation: (ging'kō, jing'-), [key]
— pl. -goes.
  1. 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.
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