竹ちく節せつ人にん参じん

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noun

Japanese ginseng (Panax japonicus)

rare term

Rare term for a plant in the ginseng family; also known as 栃葉人参 (とちばにんじん).

栃とち葉ば人にん参じん
Synonym for the same plant; 栃葉人参 is more common in some contexts.
人にん参じん
Usually refers to carrot or ginseng (Panax ginseng); 竹節人参 is a different species.

Compound of 竹節 (bamboo node) and 人参 (ginseng), referring to the plant's jointed rhizome resembling bamboo nodes.