Jesuit's bark

noun

Synonym of cinchona (bark, either untreated or prepared as a medicine).

Similar
cinchonacinchona barkPeruvian bark
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Meanings

nounJesuit's bark (uncountable)

alternative Jesuits' bark

  1. obsoleteuncountableSynonym of cinchona (bark, either untreated or prepared as a medicine).

    Synonyms: cinchona

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of cinchona (bark, either untreated or prepared as a medicine).

Similar
cinchona

More synonyms by meaning

nounmedicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine

Similar
cinchonacinchona barkPeruvian bark
Broader
bark
Also see
cinchonacinchona barkperuvian bark

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

After the Jesuit missionary Bernabé Cobo, who first described the cinchona bark and introduced it to Europe in 1632.

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Jesuit's bark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesuit's%20bark

MLA

“Jesuit's bark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesuit's%20bark. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jesuit's bark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesuit's%20bark.

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