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Ginseng Gin"seng, n. [Chinese.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness.
Ampelopsis quinquefolia
Virginia Vir*gin"i*a, n. One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia. Virginia cowslip (Bot.), the American lungwort (Mertensia Virginica). Virginia creeper (Bot.), a common ornamental North American woody vine (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), climbing extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also woodbine, and American ivy. [U. S.] Virginia fence. See Worm fence, under Fence. Virginia nightingale (Zo["o]l.), the cardinal bird. See under Cardinal. Virginia quail (Zo["o]l.), the bobwhite. Virginia reel, an old English contradance; -- so called in the United States. --Bartlett. Virginia stock. (Bot.) See Mahon stock.
Ampelopsis quinquefolia
Glycolic Gly*col"ic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, glycol; as, glycolic ether; glycolic acid. Glycolic acid (Chem.), an organic acid, found naturally in unripe grapes and in the leaves of the wild grape (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), and produced artificially in many ways, as by the oxidation of glycol, -- whence its name. It is a sirupy, or white crystalline, substance, HO.CH2.CO2H, has the properties both of an alcohol and an acid, and is a type of the hydroxy acids; -- called also hydroxyacetic acid.

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- Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape...
- Anemonoides quinquefolia (French: anémone à cinq folioles), a flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, is native to North America. It is...
- Cardamine quinquefolia, the five-leaved cuckoo flower or whorled coral-root, is a species of flowering plant in the family Br****icaceae, native to an area...
- Gentianella quinquefolia, commonly called agueweed, is a flowering plant in the gentian family. It is native to eastern North America. There are two subspecies:...
- Berberis quinquefolia is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae, first described as a species in 1918. The species is endemic to Mexico, reported from the...
- inserta is closely related to and commonly confused with Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper). They differ in their means of climbing, with the...
- America. Several are grown for ornamental use, notably P. henryana, P. quinquefolia and P. tricuspidata. The name derives from the Gr**** parthenos, "virgin"...
- Anemonoides nemorosa, the wood anemone in Europe and Asia Anemonoides quinquefolia, the wood anemone in North America Anemonoides oregana, the western wood...
- hepatotoxicity, and with lamotrigine. The common ginsengs (P. ginseng and P. quinquefolia) are generally considered to be relatively safe even in large amounts...
- quinquefolia Rydb. Potentilla nivea var. tomentosa Nilsson-Ehle ex Hultén Potentilla nivea f. unifoliolosa (Hultén) B.Boivin Potentilla quinquefolia (Rydb...