kurchee bark

noun

kur·​chee bark

variants or kurchi bark

ˈku̇rchē-

: a Tellicherry bark from a tree (Holarrhena antidysenterica) of the family Apocynaceae that contains conessine and other alkaloids

Word History

Etymology

kurchee, kurchi perhaps of Indic origin; akin to Sanskrit kūrca beard, bunch, bundle of grass

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