cinchona

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Synonyms: chinchona, cinchonia, cinching, inchon, cinchan, cinchonic, cinchonas, cichon, chincona, canchola, pinchon

Antonyms: chinchona, cinchonia, cinching, inchon, cinchan, cinchonic, cinchonas, cichon, chincona, canchola, pinchon

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Noun

1. A [[tree]] or [[shrub]] of the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Cinchona|genus}}, native to the [[Andes]] in [[South America]] but since widely cultivated in [[Indonesia]] and [[India]] as well for its medicinal [[bark]].
2. The [[bark]] of these [[plant]]s, which yield [[quinine]] and other [[alkaloid]]s useful in reducing [[fever]]s and particularly in combatting [[malaria]].
3. {{lb|en|medicine}} Any [[medicine]] chiefly composed of the prepared [[bark]] of these [[plant]]s.

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