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noun

Cinchona n.

(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.

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

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... I have therefore already suggested the use of Weber's very simple but effective nose-douche. Also it will be advisable to apply the solution of quinine tepid. It can, further, not be repeated often enough that quinine is frequently adulterated, especially with cinchona, the action of which is much ...

— Fragments of science, V. 1-2 • John Tyndall

... attacked the leaves of the trees, and within ten years the planters were obliged to abandon its cultivation to a great extent, though it is still raised. Cacao, which is the name of the chocolate-tree, while cocoa is the name of the product, is cultivated to a considerable extent; so are cinchona, cardamoms, and various spices; though ...

— Across India - Or, Live Boys in the Far East • Oliver Optic

Words linked to "Cinchona" : cinchona tree, tree, Cinchona pubescens, genus Chinchona, Cinchona ledgeriana, Jesuit's bark, calisaya, Cinchona calisaya, Cinchona lancifolia, Peruvian bark, Cartagena bark, bark, Cinchona officinalis, genus Cinchona