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Definition of Cinchona
1. Noun. Medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine.
Exact synonyms: Cinchona Bark, Jesuit's Bark, Peruvian Bark
Group relationships: Chinchona
Generic synonyms: Bark
Group relationships: Chinchona
Generic synonyms: Bark
2. Noun. Any of several trees of the genus Cinchona.
Exact synonyms: Chinchona
Group relationships: Genus Chinchona, Genus Cinchona
Specialized synonyms: Cartagena Bark, Cinchona Cordifolia, Cinchona Lancifolia, Calisaya, Cinchona Calisaya, Cinchona Ledgeriana, Cinchona Officinalis, Cinchona Pubescens, Cinchona Tree
Terms within: Cinchona Bark, Jesuit's Bark, Peruvian Bark
Generic synonyms: Tree
Group relationships: Genus Chinchona, Genus Cinchona
Specialized synonyms: Cartagena Bark, Cinchona Cordifolia, Cinchona Lancifolia, Calisaya, Cinchona Calisaya, Cinchona Ledgeriana, Cinchona Officinalis, Cinchona Pubescens, Cinchona Tree
Terms within: Cinchona Bark, Jesuit's Bark, Peruvian Bark
Generic synonyms: Tree
Definition of Cinchona
1. n. 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.
Definition of Cinchona
1. Noun. Any of several South American trees, of the genus ''Cinchona'', cultivated for its medicinal bark. ¹
2. Noun. The bark of these trees, that yields quinine alkaloids used to treat malaria. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cinchona
1. a Peruvian tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Cinchona
1. A genus of rubiaceous south american trees that yields the toxic cinchona alkaloids from their bark; quinine, quinidine, chinconine, cinchonidine and others are used to treat malaria and cardiac arrhythmias. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinchona
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