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Word | Cinchona |
any of several trees of the genus Cinchona / A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value. / an evergreen South American tree or shrub of the bedstraw family, with fragrant flowers and cultivated for its bark., | |
Usage | ⇒ Malaria victims were treated with quinine, an extract from the bark of the cinchona tree. |
Synonyms | chinchona, cinchona bark, Peruvian bark, arnica, boneset, calomel, catnip, quinine, Jesuits bark, agueweed, benzoin, bitartrate of potash, calisaya, chloride, cream of tartar, shrub, balm, catmint, cinchona tree, erythrina, |
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