Main Entry: gink·go

Variant(s): also ging·ko \ˈgiŋ-(ˌ)kō also ˈgiŋk-(ˌ)gō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ginkgoes or ginkgos also gingkos or gingkoes

Etymology: New Latin Ginkgo, from Japanese ginkyō

Date: 1773

1 : a gymnospermous dioecious tree (Ginkgo biloba) of eastern China that is widely grown as an ornamental or shade tree and has fan-shaped leaves and foul-smelling yellowish fleshy seed coats —called also maidenhair tree
2 : ginkgo biloba