Peruvian bark

Noun

Meaning

medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cinchona cinchona bark bark fever tree calisaya chinchona quina chincona Cinchona ledgeriana Cinchona pubescens Cinchona officinalis Cinchona calisaya cinchona succirubra China bark quinaquina
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Hypernyms

bark

Examples

In Spain, quinine ("Peruvian bark") is sometimes blended into sweet Malaga wine, which is then called "Malaga Quina". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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