HyperDic: cinchona_ledgeriana

English > 1 sense of the expression Cinchona ledgeriana:
NOUNplantCinchona ledgeriana, calisaya, Cinchona officinalis, Cinchona calisayaPeruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers
English > Cinchona ledgeriana: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningPeruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark.
Synonymscalisaya, Cinchona officinalis, Cinchona calisaya
Member ofgenus Cinchona, genus Chinchonalarge genus of trees of Andean region / region of South America having medicinal bark
Broadercinchona, chinchonaAny of several trees of the genus Cinchona
Spanishcalisaya

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