Ginkgo

['gɪŋkgəʊ;'gɪŋkəʊ] or ['ɡɪŋkɡo]

Definition

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

Edited by Arnold--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A large ornamental tree (Ginkgo biloba) from China and Japan, belonging to the Yew suborder of Coniferae. Its leaves are so like those of some maidenhair ferns, that it is also called the maidenhair tree.

Inputed by Cathleen