HyperDic: cinchona_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression cinchona tree:
NOUNplantcinchona tree, Cinchona pubescenssmall tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers
English > cinchona tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark.
SynonymCinchona pubescens
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
CatalanCinchona pubescens

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