any of several trees that produce a febrifuge or tonic, esp Pinckneya pubens, a rubiaceous tree of SE North America
2.
a tall leguminous swamp tree, Acacia xanthophloea, of southern Africa, with fragrant yellow flowers
fever tree in American English
noun
1.
any of several trees that produce or are believed to produce a febrifuge, as the blue gum, which is believed to prevent malaria
2.
a small tree, Pinckneya pubens, of the madder family, native to the southeastern U.S., having a bark used as a tonic and febrifuge
Word origin
[1865–70, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, dunk, figure skating, steamroller, tick-tack-toe
Examples of 'fever tree' in a sentence
fever tree
Fever-tree - named after the tree in which key ingredient quinine is found - offers tonic water with no artificial sweeteners, preservatives or flavourings.
The Sun (2017)
They spent a year sourcing ingredients, including quinine, tonic's main ingredient, from thecinchona, the so-called fever tree.