cinchona officinalis

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cinchona officinalis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cinchona officinalis
      n 1: Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and
           cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers;
           cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: calisaya,
           Cinchona officinalis, Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona calisaya
           ]