ginkgo

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Mice given ginkgo 4 1 / 2 hours after a stroke had about a third less damage than those not given ginkgo, the researchers said.

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  1. noun A deciduous, dioecious tree (Ginkgo biloba) native to China and having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellowish seeds with a disagreeable odor. The male plants are often grown as ornamental street trees. Also called maidenhair tree.

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  • China YCT International manufactures and distributes 38 ginkgo based products in China. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • Many people use natural energy drinks with ginseng and ginkgo biloba to revive themselves through-out the workday. —  Viviane's Sex Carnival
  • He has produced some hundred important natural products, for example the active substance in an extract from the ginkgo tree, used in folk medicine in China. —  Sandwalk
  • Recently, he has also synthesised (+) - ginkgolid (2), which owing to its complicated structure is a formidable challenge to anyone working in synthetic chemistry. (+) - ginkgolid is the active substance in an extract from the ginkgo tree, used as a folk medicine in China. —  Planet Atheism
  • The plan, which would have replaced the tall, leafy trees with ginkgo and palm fan trees that would provide less shade, was originally passed at a Council meeting last month. —  Pasadena Star-News Most Viewed
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  1. Probably from ginkō, an artificial or mistaken Sino-Japanese reading of the Chinese characters for ginkgo : Japanese gin, silver (from Middle Chinese ŋin) + Japanese kō, kyō, apricot (from Middle Chinese).
 

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/ˈgɪŋkgoʊ/
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