chincona

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A form of cinchona — 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.

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Meanings

nounchincona (plural chinconas)

plural chinconas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cinchona (“bark of the tree”).

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cinchona
Cite this entry
APA

chincona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chincona

MLA

“chincona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chincona. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chincona,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chincona.

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