Cinchona pubescens

Definitions of Cinchona pubescens
  1. noun
    small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
    synonyms: cinchona tree
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    chinchona, cinchona
    any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
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