cinchona

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /sɪŋˈkəʊnə/    美 /sɪŋˈkoʊnə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark. countable,uncountable
    — He seems to have collected plants of every kind - sugar-cane, coffee, cinchona, cocoa, indigo, and many others - and thus demonstrates beyond a doubt that Arnheim's Land will not prove herself behind the rest of the tropical world both in planting and agriculture, when the labour question is settled, and a properly-arranged coolie system enables planters to give the country a proper trial.
  2. The bark of these plants, which yield quinine and other alkaloids useful in reducing fevers and particularly in combatting malaria. countable,uncountable
  3. Any medicine chiefly composed of the prepared bark of these plants. countable,uncountable

词形变化

cinchonas plural chinchona alternative chincona alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
cinchonal cinchona red cinchonise cinchonism cinchonize
相关词
cinchonaceae cinchonaceous cinchonamine cinchonate cinchonia cinchonic cinchonic acid cinchonicia cinchonicine cinchonic red cinchonidia cinchonidine

词源

From New Latin cinchona, from Spanish Chinchón. Named by Carl Linnaeus after Ana de Osorio, 4th Countess of Chinchón (1599–1625), the wife of the Spanish Viceroy of Peru, who was allegedly cured of a fever by the bark.
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