pinckneya pubens

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pinckneya pubens - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Pinckneya pubens
      n 1: ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in
           southwestern United States having large pink or white
           sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever [syn:
           fever tree, Georgia bark, bitter-bark, Pinckneya pubens
           ]