ALL meanings of cinchona
cin·cho·na
C c - noun cinchona any tree or shrub of the South American rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, having medicinal bark 3
- noun cinchona the dried bark of any of these trees, which yields quinine and other medicinal alkaloids 3
- noun cinchona any of the drugs derived from cinchona bark 3
- noun cinchona any of a genus (Cinchona) of tropical South American trees of the madder family, from the bark of which quinine and related medicinal alkaloids are obtained: the trees are widely cultivated in Asia and the East Indies 3
- noun cinchona the bitter bark of these trees 3
- noun cinchona An evergreen South American tree or shrub of the bedstraw family, with fragrant flowers and cultivated for its bark. 1
- noun cinchona any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Cinchona, of the madder family, especially C. calisaya, native to the Andes, cultivated there and in Java and India for its bark, which yields quinine and other alkaloids. 1
- noun cinchona Also called Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark. the medicinal bark of such trees or shrubs. 1
- noun cinchona Any of several South American trees, of the genus Cinchona, cultivated for its medicinal bark. 0
- noun cinchona The bark of these trees, that yields quinine alkaloids used to treat malaria. 0