| 单词 | cinchona |
| 释义 | Word Frequency cinchona(sɪŋˈkəʊnə) noun 1. any tree or shrub of the South American rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, having medicinal bark Also called: quina, quinaquina2. Also called: cinchona bark, Peruvian bark, calisaya, china bark, quina, quinaquina the dried bark of any of these trees, which yields quinine and other medicinal alkaloids 3. any of the drugs derived from cinchona bark Derived forms cinchonic (sɪŋˈkɒnɪk) adjective Word origin C18: New Latin, named after the Countess of Chinchón (1576–1639), vicereine of Peru |
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