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Peruvian Bark

Definition: Peruvian Bark

Peruvian Bark

Noun

1. Medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine.

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Specialty Definition: Peruvian Bark

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Literature

Peruvian Bark called also Jesuit's Bark, because it was introduced into Spain by the Jesuits. "Quinine," from the same tree, is called by the Indians quinquina. (See Cinchona.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Synonym: Peruvian Bark

Synonym: cinchona bark (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Peruvian Bark

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Remedy

Agueweed, arnica, benzoin, bitartrate of potash, boneset, calomel, catnip, cinchona, cream of tartar, Epsom salts; feverroot, feverwort; friar's balsam, Indian sage; ipecac, ipecacuanha; jonquil, mercurous chloride, Peruvian bark; quinine, quinquina; sassafras, yarrow.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Peruvian Bark

English words defined with "Peruvian bark": Calisaya barkJesuits' barkQuinquinaRubiaceous. (references)
Etymologies containing "Peruvian bark": Quinine. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Peruvian Bark

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Books

  • A Plain Treatise on the Peruvian Bark (The Stanitz Manuscript/Tractatus Simplex De Cortice Peruviano) (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Peruvian Bark

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

peruvian bark

4
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Modern Translation: Peruvian Bark

Language Translations for "Peruvian bark"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

lëvore e drurit të kininës. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

perukéreg. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eruvianpay arkbay

   

Romanian

  

scoarţã de chinchinã, chininã (jesuits' bark, quinia, quinine). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

хинная корка. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

quina, chinchona. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kınakına kabuğu. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Peruvian Bark

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-i-k-n-p-r-r-u-v"

-3 letters: karabiner, riverbank.

-4 letters: unrepair.

-5 letters: airpark, barkier, barnier, brakier, bravura, bravure, breakup, ikebana, pareira, parvenu, prinker, punkier, ranpike, unbrake, unriper, upriver, urbaner.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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