ginkgo (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[ginkgo 词源字典]
1773, from Japanese ginkyo, from Chinese yin-hing, from yin "silver" + hing "apricot" (Sino-Japanese kyo). Introduced to New World 1784 by William Hamilton in his garden near Philadelphia; also formerly known as the maidenhair-tree, from resemblance of the tree's leaves to those of the fern.[ginkgo etymology, ginkgo origin, 英语词源]