Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ginkgo" tana nufin wani nau'in itace, wanda aka sani da bishiyar maidengair, wanda asalinsa ne a kasar Sin kuma yana da ganye mai siffar fan da 'ya'yan itace na musamman, masu wari. An san itacen da tsayin daka da tsayin daka, kuma galibi ana shuka shi a cikin birane saboda kyawawan halaye da iya jure gurɓataccen yanayi da sauran matsalolin muhalli. Hakanan ana iya amfani da kalmar "ginkgo" don yin nuni ga kayan abinci da aka yi daga ganyen bishiyar ginkgo, waɗanda aka yi imanin cewa suna da fa'idodi iri-iri na kiwon lafiya.