quinine tree

noun

Any evergreen tree of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes.

Meanings

nounquinine tree (plural quinine trees)

plural quinine trees

  1. Any evergreen tree of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes.
  2. Rauvolfia afra, a tree in the family Apocynaceae, native to Africa.
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APA

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Chicago

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