bitter-bark

Definitions of bitter-bark
  1. noun
    ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever
    synonyms: Georgia bark, Pinckneya pubens, fever tree
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    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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