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cinchona
noun
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Word History
New Latin, genus name, from the countess of Chinchón †1641 wife of the Peruvian viceroy
1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Cinchona.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinchona. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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cinchona
nounMedical Definition
cinchona
nouncalled also cinchona bark, Jesuits' bark, Peruvian bark
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