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单词 peruvian bark
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Peruvian bark


noun

cinchona (def. 2).

Origin of Peruvian bark

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby Peruvian bark

perusal, peruse, Perutz, Peruvian, Peruvian balsam, Peruvian bark, Peruvian mastic tree, Peruvian wart, Peruzzi, perv, pervade
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Example sentences from the Web for Peruvian bark

  • Now it is a fortunate circumstance that the Peruvian-bark trees differ from all others in the colour of their leaves.

    The Forest Exiles|Mayne Reid
  • Of the Peruvian-bark trees there are many species,—between twenty and thirty.

    The Forest Exiles|Mayne Reid
  • Inoculation, for instance, has saved more lives than war destroys: and the cures performed by the Peruvian-bark are innumerable.

    Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6)|Boswell

British Dictionary definitions for Peruvian bark

Peruvian bark

noun

another name for cinchona (def. 2)
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