Cinchona+bark
41bark tree — noun Etymology: bark (III) 1. : cinchona 2 2. : bark cloth 1 …
42cinchona — cin·cho·na || sɪŋ kəʊnÉ™ n. type of evergreen tree; bark of the cinchona tree which yields quinine …
43cinchona — [sɪŋ kəʊnə] noun a medicinal drug containing quinine and related compounds, made from the dried bark of various South American trees. Origin C18: mod. L. (genus name), named after the Countess of Chinchón, who brought the drug to Spain …
44Jesuit's Bark — • On account of its alkaloids, is the most celebrated specific remedy for all forms of malaria Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jesuit s Bark Jesuit s Bark …
45Jesuit's bark — Peru offers a branch of cinchona to Science (from a 17th century engraving). Cinchona genus is the source of Peruvian Bark, an important historical remedy against malaria. Jesuit s Bark, also called Peruvian Bark …
46Cartagena bark — noun Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark) • Syn: ↑Cinchona cordifolia, ↑Cinchona lancifolia • Hypernyms: ↑cinchona, ↑chinchona • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Cinchona, ↑ …
47Jesuit's bark — noun medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine • Syn: ↑cinchona, ↑cinchona bark, ↑Peruvian bark • Hypernyms: ↑bark • Part Holonyms: ↑cinchona, ↑chinchona …
48Peruvian bark — noun medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine • Syn: ↑cinchona, ↑cinchona bark, ↑Jesuit s bark • Hypernyms: ↑bark • Part Holonyms: ↑cinchona, ↑chinchona …
49calisaya bark — |kalə|sīə noun Etymology: Spanish calisaya, perhaps from Calisaya, 17th century Indian who revealed the properties of quinine to the Spaniards : cinchona bark obtained from either of two cinchonas (Cinchona calisaya and C. ledgeriana) or from a… …
50calisaya bark — cal·i·saya bark .kal ə .sī ə n cinchona bark obtained from either of two cinchonas (Cinchona calisaya and C. ledgeriana) or from a hybrid of either of these with other cinchonas called also yellow cinchona * * * cinchona (def. 2) …
