| 单词 | quinine flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquinine flower quinine flower n. U.S. a bitter plant of the family Gentianaceae, Sabatia brevifolia (formerly S. elliottii), an extract of which was formerly used medicinally in the U.S. in place of quinine. ΚΠ 1876 Lancet 11 Nov. 705/1 The quinine flower is intensely bitter and yields its principles to water and alcohol. 1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal I. 184/2 S[abatia] Elliottii is known as the Quinine Flower, its properties resembling quinine. 1958 M. L. Jacobs & H. M. Burlage Index of Plants N. Carolina 99 Sabatia elliottii..Quinine flower; quinine plant; quinine herb... This herb grows in eastern and central North Carolina. It has been used in medicine. < as lemmas |
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