cinchona
[ sing-koh-nuh, sin- ]
/ sɪŋˈkoʊ nə, sɪn- /
noun
any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Cinchona, of the madder family, especially C. calisaya, native to the Andes, cultivated there and in Java and India for its bark, which yields quinine and other alkaloids.
Also called Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark.
the medicinal bark of such trees or shrubs.
Origin of cinchona
< New Latin, the Linnaean genus name, after Francisca Enriques de Ribera, Countess of
Chinchón (died 1641), who was associated with the introduction of quinine into Europe, in several accounts now considered spurious
OTHER WORDS FROM cinchona
cin·chon·ic [sin-kon-ik] /sɪnˈkɒn ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby cinchona
cimex,
cimmerian,
cimon,
cinch,
cinch belt,
cinchona,
cinchonidine,
cinchonine,
cinchonism,
cinchonize,
cincinnati
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British Dictionary definitions for cinchona
cinchona
/ (sɪŋˈkəʊnə) /
noun
any tree or shrub of the South American rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, having medicinal bark
Also called: cinchona bark, Peruvian bark, calisaya, china bark
the dried bark of any of these trees, which yields quinine and other medicinal alkaloids
any of the drugs derived from cinchona bark
Derived forms of cinchona
cinchonic (sɪŋˈkɒnɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for cinchona
C18: New Latin, named after the Countess of
Chinchón (1576–1639), vicereine of Peru
Medical definitions for cinchona
cinchona
[ sĭng-kō′nə, sĭn-chō′- ]
n.
Any of several trees and shrubs of the genus Cinchona, native chiefly to the Andes and cultivated for bark that yields the medicinal alkaloids quinine and quinidine.
The dried bark of any of these plants.