HyperDic: genus_chinchona

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Chinchona:
NOUNplantgenus Chinchona, genus Cinchonalarge genus of trees of Andean region / region of South America having medicinal bark
English > genus Chinchona: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of trees of Andean region / region of South America having medicinal bark.
Synonymgenus Cinchona
Member ofRubiaceae, family Rubiaceae, madder familywidely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs
MembersCartagena bark, Cinchona cordifolia, Cinchona lancifoliaColombian tree
calisaya, Cinchona officinalis, Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona calisayaPeruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers
cinchona, chinchonaAny of several trees of the genus Cinchona
cinchona tree, Cinchona pubescenssmall tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus chinchona, genus cinchona
Catalangenus chinchona, genus cinchona

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