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/gˈɪŋkˌoʊ/ Listen

Gingko

noun

(pl. gingkos, gingkoes)

Deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree. Synonyms: ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba, maidenhair tree.

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... the long granite blocks used as seats was hard by—the one you may still see close by the Gingko-tree. "Pray sit down," I said. "No, no," she answered, softly, "I will walk the long path ...

— The Trumpeter Swan • Temple Bailey

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... isolated maidenhair tree, scarcely known in a wild state, offers another striking example of a family which can be traced with certainty to the older Mesozoic and perhaps further back still. (See Seward and Gowan, "The Maidenhair Tree (Gingko biloba)", "Annals of Botany", Vol. XIV. 1900, page 109; also A. Sprecher "Le Ginkgo ...

— Darwin and Modern Science • A.C. Seward and Others

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Words linked to "Gingko" : ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba, gymnospermous tree, maidenhair tree