Jesuit's bark

Definitions of Jesuit's bark
  1. noun
    medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine
    synonyms: Peruvian bark, cinchona, cinchona bark
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    type of:
    bark
    tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
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