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cin·cho·na
 cinchona
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- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
any of various trees and shrubs native to South America and grown also in Asia, whose bark contains medicinal substances such as quinine.
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| definition 2: |
the bark of these trees or shrubs.
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| derivation: |
cinchonic (adj.) |
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