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cinchona

Hindi cinchona का अर्थ हिंदी में
  • सिंकोना
English cinchona meaning in English  •  cinchona का अर्थ अंग्रेजी में
Noun
  • A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value.
  • The bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.
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