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# ginkgo

noun (a ginkgo, ginkgos or ginkgoes)

«ginkgo» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tall tree with fan-shaped leaves that turn bright yellow in autumn; it is called a living fossil because trees like it grew in the time of the dinosaurs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginkgo/#m1)
2. A medicine or supplement made from its leaves (ginkgo biloba). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginkgo/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it is an example of a living fossil and an ancient plant. In everyday life you may see ginkgo trees in city streets and parks. Phrases: ginkgo leaf, ginkgo biloba, maidenhair tree (its other name).

### Examples

- The ginkgo in the park turns golden yellow in autumn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginkgo/#x1)
- Ginkgo leaves look like little fans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginkgo/#x2)
- Ginkgo trees were around when dinosaurs lived. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginkgo/#x3)
- Some ginkgo trees survived the bomb in Hiroshima. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginkgo/#x4)
- Grandma takes ginkgo tablets, but you should only take medicine an adult gives you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginkgo/#x5)
- The seeds of a female ginkgo tree smell very bad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginkgo/#x6)

### Note

Spelled ginkgo (g-i-n-k-g-o), though many people say and wrongly write gingko. Pronounced GINK-oh. Its seeds can be poisonous raw; do not eat them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ginkgo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginkgo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ginkgo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ginkgo.html) on Mova free.