Synonyms of cinchona
5 similar words
Another word for cinchona is quinquina. Other synonyms of cinchona are cinchona bark, Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark and quinine bark.
Synonyms and similar words for cinchona
nounA tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely...
- quinquinaSynonym of cinchona in all its senses.
nounThe bark of these plants, which yield quinine and other alkaloids useful in reducing fevers and...
- cinchona barkSynonym of cinchona (“the bark of these plants”).
- Jesuit's barkSynonym of cinchona (bark, either untreated or prepared as a medicine).
- Peruvian barkCinchona bark, chiefly as used in medicine.
- quinine barkSynonym of cinchona (“the bark of these plants”).
Meaning of cinchona
- noun A tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark.
- noun The bark of these plants, which yield quinine and other alkaloids useful in reducing fevers and particularly in combatting malaria.
- noun Any medicine chiefly composed of the prepared bark of these plants.
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Questions about synonyms of cinchona
- What is another word for cinchona?
- Cinchona has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as quinquina, cinchona bark, Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark and quinine bark.
- What does cinchona mean?
- Cinchona means a tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark.
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