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单词 quinine bush
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Definition of quinine bush in English:

quinine bush

noun

  • 1US either of two bitter shrubs of the family Garryaceae, Garrya fremontii and G. elliptica, extracts of which were formerly used medicinally in place of quinine.

  • 2Australian= quinine tree.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Bentley (1821–1893), botanist and pharmacognosist.

Definition of quinine bush in US English:

quinine bush

noun

  • 1US either of two bitter shrubs of the family Garryaceae, Garrya fremontii and G. elliptica, extracts of which were formerly used medicinally in place of quinine.

  • 2Australian= quinine tree.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Bentley (1821–1893), botanist and pharmacognosist.
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