Any of a class of saponins (steroid glycosides) originally found in ginseng or the ginseng plant, some of which have been shown to have physiological activity.
Origin
1960s. In some forms from ginsen- + -oside.
Definition of ginsenoside in US English:
ginsenoside
(also ginsengoside)
noundʒɪnˈsɛnəsʌɪd
Chemistry Pharmacology
Any of a class of saponins (steroid glycosides) originally found in ginseng or the ginseng plant, some of which have been shown to have physiological activity.