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Cinchona

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(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.

(2):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cinchona'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cinchona.html. 1828.
 
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