| 单词 | cinchona |
| 释义 | cinchona n. 1. a any evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to S. America, with fragrant flowers and yielding cinchona bark. b the bark of this tree, containing quinine. 2. any drug from this bark formerly used as a tonic and to stimulate the appetite. Derivatives cinchonic adj. cinchonine n. Etymology: mod.L f. Countess of Chinch{oacute}n d. 1641, introducer of drug into Spain |
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