cinchona

cinchona englannista suomeksi

1. kiinapuun kuori, kiinankuori

2. kiinapuu

0. Substantiivi

1. kiinapuu

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cinchona englanniksi

1. chinchona

1. A tree or shrub of the genus (taxfmt), native to the Andes in America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark.

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2. (quote-book)

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4. The bark of these plants, which yield quinine and other alkaloids useful in reducing fevers and particularly in combatting malaria.

5. Any medicine chiefly composed of the prepared bark of these plants.