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Cinchona
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value.
(2):
(n.) The bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cinchona'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cinchona.html. 1828.