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Definition of cinchona:

(n) : any of several South American trees, of the genus Cinchona, cultivated for its medicinal bark; the bark of these trees, that yields quinine alkaloids used to treat malaria
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Definition of cinchona:

(n) : any of several South American trees, of the genus Cinchona, cultivated for its medicinal bark; the bark of these trees, that yields quinine alkaloids used to treat malaria

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