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PERUVIAN BARK

\pəɹˈuːvi͡ən bˈɑːk], \pəɹˈuːvi‍ən bˈɑːk], \p_ə_ɹ_ˈuː_v_iə_n b_ˈɑː_k]\

Definitions of PERUVIAN BARK

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Jesuit's bark; the bark of several cinchona-trees of Peru, much used in medicine in various preparations.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

A synonym for cinchona b., frequently used by older writers.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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