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