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Noun: ginkgo (ginkgos,ginkgoes)  ging-kow or gingk-gow
  1. Deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
    - gingko, maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba

Derived forms: ginkgoes, ginkgos

Type of: gymnospermous tree

Encyclopedia: Ginkgo