Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
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Examples
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In the seventeenth century, as I have already told you, the remarkable discovery was made that the bark of the cinchona tree was a specific.
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In the seventeenth century, as I have already told you, the remarkable discovery was made that the bark of the cinchona tree was a specific.
The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 William Osler 1884
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Here is the home of the cinchona tree, here orchids bloom among the tall trunks, and here whole woods are entangled in a network of lianas.
From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Sven Anders Hedin 1908
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Quinine is an anti-malarial drug that comes from the bark of the cinchona tree.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Quinine is an anti-malarial drug that comes from the bark of the cinchona tree.
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Curare comes from a tropical vine and quinine from the cinchona tree.
AvaxHome RSS: 2008
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