NOUN | plant | Cinchona pubescens, cinchona tree | small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers |
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Meaning | small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark. | |
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Synonym | cinchona tree | |
Member of | genus Cinchona, genus Chinchona | large genus of trees of Andean region / region of South America having medicinal bark |
Broader | cinchona, chinchona | Any of several trees of the genus Cinchona |
Catalan | Cinchona pubescens |
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