NOUN | plant | Georgia bark, fever tree, bitter-bark, Pinckneya pubens | ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever |
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Meaning | Ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever. | |
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Synonyms | fever tree, bitter-bark, Pinckneya pubens | |
Member of | Pinckneya, genus Pinckneya | small genus of shrubs or small trees of southeastern United States and northern South America |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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