Definition of cinchonas Cinchonas

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Noun Plural: cinchonas
cinchona - any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
		chinchona
		tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
		genus chinchona, genus cinchona large genus of trees of Andean region of South America having medicinal bark
		cartagena bark, cinchona cordifolia, cinchona lancifolia Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)
		calisaya, cinchona calisaya, cinchona ledgeriana, cinchona officinalis Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
		cinchona pubescens, cinchona tree small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
cinchona - medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine
		cinchona bark, Peruvian bark, Jesuit's bark
		bark a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

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cinchona (Noun)
Any of several South American trees, of the genus Cinchona, cultivated for its medicinal bark.
cinchona (Noun)
The bark of these trees, that yields quinine alkaloids used to treat malaria.

cinchona (n.)
A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value.
cinchona (n.)
The bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.

cinchona
sin-kō′na, n. a genus of trees, yielding the bark so much valued in medicine, from which the most important alkaloids, quinine and its congeners, are obtained—also called Peruvian bark.—adjs. Cinchonā′ceous, Cinchon′ic.—n. Cin′chonine, an alkaloid obtained from the bark of several species of cinchona.—adj. Cinchonin′ic.—n. Cinchonisā′tion.—v.t. Cin′chonise, to bring under the influence of cinchona or quinine.—n. Cin′chonism, a morbid state due to overdoses of cinchona or quinine. [Said to be so named from the Countess of Chinchon, who was cured of a fever by it in 1638.]