drimys winteri

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drimys winteri - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Winter's bark \Win"ter's bark`\ (Bot.)
     The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys Winteri syn. Drymis Winteri
     ) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern
     Chile. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its
     discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis
     Drake, in 1577.
     [1913 Webster]

drimys winteri - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Drimys winteri
      n 1: South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a
           light soft wood similar to basswood [syn: winter's bark,
           winter's bark tree, Drimys winteri]