aspidosperma
noun
as·pi·do·sper·ma
ˌas-pə-(ˌ)dō-ˈspər-mə
1
capitalized
: a genus of tropical American trees or rarely shrubs of the dogbane family that includes the white quebracho
2
: the dried bark of the quebracho (Aspidosperma quebracho) used as a respiratory sedative in dyspnea and in asthma
called also quebracho bark
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