noun
American ginseng
Refers specifically to Panax quinquefolius, a herbaceous perennial plant native to North America, used in traditional medicine.
セイヨウニンジンは、アメリカ人参とも呼ばれる薬用植物です。
American ginseng is a medicinal plant also called アメリカ人参.
noun
Western carrot cultivars
Used to distinguish Western carrot varieties from the Eastern/Asian carrot (人参). The cross-reference to 人参 sense 1 indicates this is a contrasting term.
See also: 人参
セイヨウニンジンは、一般的なオレンジ色のニンジンを指すことがあります。
セイヨウニンジン can refer to the common orange carrot.
人参 usually refers to the common carrot or, in traditional contexts, to Asian ginseng. セイヨウニンジン specifically denotes American ginseng or Western carrot cultivars, adding a geographical distinction.
アメリカ人参 is a synonym for American ginseng, often used interchangeably with セイヨウニンジン in the medicinal sense.
Compound of 西洋 (seiyō, 'Western') and 人参 (ninjin, 'carrot' or 'ginseng'). The term was coined to distinguish Western varieties of ginseng and carrot from their Asian counterparts.