Meaning Of The Word Cinchona
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Cinchona Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Cinchona?
cinchona in American English
any of a genus (Cinchona) of tropical South American trees of the madder family, from the bark of which quinine and related medicinal alkaloids are obtained: the trees are widely cultivated in Asia and the East Indies noun: any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Cinchona, of the madder family, esp. C. calisaya, native to the Andes, cultivated there and in Java and India for its bark, which yields quinine and other alkaloids cinchona in British English noun: any tree or shrub of the South American rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, having medicinal bark |
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