1.(Plants) any tree or shrub of the South American rubiaceous genusCinchona,espC. calisaya,having medicinal bark. Also called:quinaorquinaquina 2.(Pharmacology) Also called:cinchona bark,Peruvian bark,calisaya,china bark,quinaorquinaquinathe dried bark of any of these trees, which yields quinin...
On the coasts of New Andalusia, the cuspa is considered as a kind of cinchona; and we were assured, that some Aragonese monks, who had long resided in the kingdom of New Grenada, recognised this tree from the resemblance of its leaves to those of the real Peruvian bark-tree. Travels ...
Define Cinchona officinalis. Cinchona officinalis synonyms, Cinchona officinalis pronunciation, Cinchona officinalis translation, English dictionary definition of Cinchona officinalis. Noun 1. Cinchona officinalis - Peruvian shrub or small tree having la
Twitter Google Share on Facebook cinchona (redirected fromCinchona alkaloid) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia Related to Cinchona alkaloid:cinchona tree,Cinchona officinalis cin·cho·na (sĭng-kō′nə, sĭn-chō′-) n. 1.Any of various evergreen trees and shrubs of the genusCinchona,native chi...