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cinchonic
Variant of cinchona
noun
- any of a genus (Cinchona) of tropical South American trees of the madder family, from the bark of which quinine and related medicinal alkaloids are obtained: the trees are widely cultivated in Asia and the East Indies
- the bitter bark of these trees
Related Forms:
- cinchonic adjective
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