Cinchona (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Cinchona Bark
• Jesuit's Bark
• Peruvian Bark

Meaning ²

Any of several trees of the genus Cinchona.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Chinchona

Hyponyms

• Cinchona Officinalis
• Cinchona Lancifolia
• Cinchona Ledgeriana
• Cinchona Calisaya
• Cinchona Pubescens
• Cinchona Cordifolia