Assertion: ginseng's shape | /r/SimilarTo | the legs of a person
Facets:
value: possibly
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: ‘Ginseng’ comes from a Chinese term meaning ‘man root’, possibly because the herb’s unusual shape resembles the legs of a person.
text: The first character 人 (pinyin rén; Modern Standard Mandarin pronunciation: [ʐə̌n] or [ɻə̌n]) means "person" and the second character 蔘 (pinyin: shēn; MSM: [sán]) means "plant root"; this refers to the root's characteristic forked shape, which resembles the legs of a person.
text: This refers to the root’s shape which resembles the legs of a person.