Peruvian bark

Peruvian bark ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. cinchona(def 2).

Origin of Peruvian bark First recorded in 1655–65 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for peruvian bark Historical Examples of peruvian bark

Of the Peruvian-bark trees there are many species,—between twenty and thirty.

The Forest Exiles

Mayne Reid

Now it is a fortunate circumstance that the Peruvian-bark trees differ from all others in the colour of their leaves.

The Forest Exiles

Mayne Reid

Inoculation, for instance, has saved more lives than war destroys: and the cures performed by the Peruvian-bark are innumerable.

Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6)

Boswell

British Dictionary definitions for peruvian bark Peruvian bark noun

1. another name for cinchona (def. 2)

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