pereira bark
[ puh-rair-uh ]
/ pəˈrɛər ə /
noun
the bark of any of several South American trees belonging to the genus Geissospermum, of the dogbane family, especially that of G. vellosii, used in Brazil to allay fever.
Origin of pereira bark
pereira < New Latin, named after J.
Pereira (1804–53), English professor of medicine
Words nearby pereira bark
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British Dictionary definitions for pereira bark
pereira bark
/ (pəˈrɛərə) /
noun
the bark of a South American apocynaceous tree, Geissospermum vellosii: source of a substance formerly used for treating malaria
Word Origin for pereira bark
named after Jonathan
Pereira (1804–53), English pharmacologist