Peruvian bark

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Cinchona bark, chiefly as used in medicine. historical, uncountable

    "[H]e will soon begin to like & wish for this refreshment, & will with the use of Peruvian Bark & Steel, regain his Tranquillity of Mind & Body."

  2. 2
    medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine wordnet

Etymology

From the origin of cinchonaceous trees in the forests of Peru.

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