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cinchona
cin·cho·na
[
sing kṓnə,
sin chṓnə
]
(
plural
cin·cho·nas
)
noun
Definition:
1.
dried bark:
the dried bark of a South American tree. Use: source of quinine and some other drugs.
2.
tree with bark producing quinine:
an evergreen tree or bush that produces cinchona. Native to: South America. Genus
Cinchona
.
[
Mid-18th century. < modern Latin, after the Countess of
Chinchón
(1576-1641), vicereine of Peru
]
cin·chon·ic
[
sing kónnik,
sin chónnik
]
adjective
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cin·chon·ic [ sing kónnik, sin chónnik ] adjective
