Cinchona

n.	1.	(Bot.) 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.
	2.	(Med.) The bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.

Noun

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cinchona - any of several trees of the genus Cinchona Synonyms: chinchona

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