Peruvian bark : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Peruvian bark	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Peruvian bark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Peruvian bark n medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine Synonym(s): cinchona, cinchona bark, Peruvian bark, Jesuit's bark
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peruvian \Peru"vian\, a. [Cf. F. p[82]ruvien, Sp. peruviano.] Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Peru. {Peruvian balsam}. See {Balsam of Peru}, under {Balsam}. {Peruvian bark}, the bitter bark of trees of various species of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy for malarial diseases. This property is due to several alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc., and their compounds; -- called also {Jesuit's bark}, and {cinchona}. See {Cinchona}.