Definition of Genus chinchona

1. Noun. Large genus of trees of Andean region of South America having medicinal bark.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Chinchona

genus Cheiranthus
genus Chelidonium
genus Chelifer
genus Chelone
genus Chelonia
genus Chelydra
genus Chenopodium
genus Chilomastix
genus Chilomeniscus
genus Chilomycterus
genus Chilopsis
genus Chimaera
genus Chimaphila
genus Chimonanthus
genus Chinchilla
genus Chinchona
genus Chiococca
genus Chionanthus
genus Chirocephalus
genus Chironomus
genus Chiton
genus Chlamydera
genus Chlamydia
genus Chlamydomonas
genus Chlamydosaurus
genus Chlamyphorus
genus Chloranthus
genus Chlorella
genus Chloris
genus Chlorococcum

Literary usage of Genus chinchona

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Spanish Colonial Literature in South America by Bernard Moses (1922)
"Published by Lambert (AB) in An illustration of the genus Chinchona, etc. London, 1821. — and Pavón (José). ..."

2. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1868)
"... as well as of the result of these researches in the description of eight species of plants enumerated as of the genus Chinchona, two of the ..."

3. Peruvian Bark: A Popular Account of the Introduction of Chinchona by Clements Robert Markham (1880)
"... established the genus CHINCHONA,{ in honour of the Countess Ana of Chin- chon. He, however, only knew of two species, that of Loxa, which was named C. ..."

4. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1868)
"At the end of this volume, "A complete List" of the species ever referred to the genus Chinchona is given, filling four and a half pages. ..."

5. Science Papers: Chiefly Pharmacological and Botanical by Daniel Hanbury (1876)
"But most unfortunately, Linnaeus was misinformed as to the name of her whom he desired to honour;"—and instead of calling his new genus Chinchona, he termed ..."

6. Days with Industrials: Adventures and Experiences Among Curious Industries by Alexander Hay Japp (1889)
"The genus Chinchona includes as many as thirty-six species, but only about a dozen of these are found available for yield for medical purposes. ..."

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