English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of cinchona

cinchona

/noun/ सिनकोना; वितापप्रजाति; एक प्रकार का सदाबहार वृक्ष, जिसमें छाल और कुनैन प्राप्त होती है; कुनैन; क्विन

Synonym bark tree;

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English Dictionary:

1. Cinchona

[n.]

- 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.