Cinchona bark
51Jesuits' bark — Jesuit Jes u*it, n. [F. J[ e]suite, Sp. Jesuita: cf. It. Gesuita.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus. [1913 Webster] Note: The order consists of… …
52pale bark — n cinchona bark from a tree of the genus Cinchona (C. officinalis) that contains an exceptionally high percentage of quinine called also loxa bark …
53pale bark — noun Etymology: pale (I) : cinchona bark from a tree (Cinchona officinalis) that contains an exceptionally high percentage of quinine …
54natural bark — noun : virgin cinchona bark; specifically : the bark first removed from the tree in alternate longitudinal strips compare mossed bark, renewed bark …
55fever bark — noun : any bark used in the treatment of fevers: as a. : cinchona bark b. : bark of the bitterbark (Alstonia constricta) …
56Cusco-bark — Also Cuzco . A kind of cinchona bark, obtained from Cuzco in Lower Peru. Also called Cusco china. Hence Cusco cinchonine, ˈCusconine, Cuˈsconidine, alkaloids obtained from Cusco bark. Watts Dict. Chem. 3rd Suppl. I. 495–7 …
57crown-bark — crownˈ bark noun A kind of cinchona bark • • • Main Entry: ↑crown …
58Peruvian bark — noun archaic cinchona bark …
59ledger bark — noun Etymology: after Charles Ledger, 19th century English botanist in Peru : the chief commercial cinchona bark derived from cultivated Javanese cinchonas and notably rich in quinine …
60maracaibo bark — noun Usage: usually capitalized M : an inferior variety of cinchona bark …
