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Where does “Ginkgo” come from?

Ginkgo (Translingual) comes from Japanese 銀杏, from Chinese 銀杏 — ginkgo; ginkgo nut.

Ancestry of “Ginkgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese銀杏the ginkgo tree, "Ginkgo biloba"; an arrowhead in...
2Chinese銀杏ginkgo; ginkgo nut

Words derived from “Ginkgo”

  • Ginkgoaceae
  • Ginkgoopsida
  • Ginkgoales
  • Ginkgophyta
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