winter's bark

from The Century Dictionary.

• See bark.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• (Bot.) The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys Winteri syn. Drymis Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chile. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577.

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• noun aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties
• noun South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood