释义 |
tel·li·cher·ry bark \ˈteləˌcherē-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: from Tellicherry, seaport in Madras state, India : the bitter bark of any of several East Indian or African trees of the family Apocynaceae (as Wrightia zeylanica, Holarrhena antidysenterica or H. africana) used especially in folk medicine as a remedy for dysentery |