Cinchona
/sɪŋˈkəʊnə/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Cinchona
noun
- A tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark.
- The bark of these plants, which yield quinine and other alkaloids useful in reducing fevers and particularly in combatting malaria.
- Any medicine chiefly composed of the prepared bark of these plants.
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jesuit's barkperuvian barkcinchona-barkquinquina