This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more
Meaning Of Cinchona
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.
n.
The bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per
cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits'
bark.