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Cinchona pubescens — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Cinchona ledgeriana — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida … Wikipedia
cinchona — [sin kō′nə] n. [ModL: coined by LINNAEUS Carolus after the Countess del Chinchón, wife of a 17th c. Peruvian viceroy, who was treated for fever with the bark] 1. any of a genus (Cinchona) of tropical South American trees of the madder family,… … English World dictionary
Cinchona — For other uses, see Cinchona (disambiguation). Cinchona Cinchona pubescens flowers Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
cinchona — The dried bark of the root and stem of various species of C., a genus of evergreen trees (family Rubiaceae), native of South America but cultivated in various tropical regions. The cultivated bark contains 7 to 10% of total alkaloids; about 70%… … Medical dictionary
genus Chinchona — noun large genus of trees of Andean region of South America having medicinal bark • Syn: ↑genus Cinchona • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rubiaceae, ↑family Rubiaceae, ↑madder family … Useful english dictionary
cinchona — cinchonic /sin kon ik/, adj. /sing koh neuh, sin /, n. 1. any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Cinchona, of the madder family, esp. C. calisaya, native to the Andes, cultivated there and in Java and India for its bark, which yields quinine … Universalium
Cinchona — Cinchona … Wikipédia en Français
Cinchona calisaya — noun Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark • Syn: ↑calisaya, ↑Cinchona officinalis, ↑Cinchona ledgeriana • Hypernyms: ↑cinchona, ↑chinchona … Useful english dictionary
Cinchona cordifolia — noun Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark) • Syn: ↑Cartagena bark, ↑Cinchona lancifolia • Hypernyms: ↑cinchona, ↑chinchona • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Cinchona, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
