cinchona

Noun

Meaning

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.

The bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

chinchona Peruvian bark cinchona bark china yarrow sassafras arnica five quinine benzoin edge corner chloride bark catnip
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Hypernyms

bark

Hyponyms

calisaya Cartagena bark Cinchona ledgeriana Cinchona pubescens Cinchona officinalis Cinchona calisaya

Phrases with the word

cinchona succirubra bark of cinchona cinchona micrantha cinchona pitayensis medicinal bark of cinchona trees red cinchona

Anagrams

chincona

Examples

During World War I and World War II, inconsistent supplies of the natural anti-malaria drugs cinchona bark and quinine prompted substantial funding into research and development of other drugs and vaccines. Source: Internet

Quinine was first isolated in 1820 from the bark of the cinchona tree. Source: Internet

The Dutch government persisted in its attempt to smuggle the seeds, and by the 1930s Dutch plantations in Java were producing 22 million pounds of cinchona bark, or 97% of the world's quinine production. Source: Internet

The Jesuits were the first to bring cinchona to Europe. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cinchol cincholoipon cinchomeronic acid cinchona bark Cinchona calisaya Cinchona cordifolia