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Noun: Cinchona officinalis
  1. Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
    - calisaya, Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona calisaya

Type of: chinchona, cinchona

Part of: genus Chinchona, genus Cinchona

Encyclopedia: Cinchona officinalis

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Cimicifuga racemosa
Cimmerian
cinch
cinchona
cinchona bark
Cinchona calisaya
Cinchona cordifolia
Cinchona lancifolia
Cinchona ledgeriana
Cinchona officinalis
Cinchona pubescens
cinchona tree
cinchonine
Cincinnati
Cincinnatus
Cinclidae
Cinclus
Cinclus aquaticus
Cinclus mexicanus
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