cinchona
/sɪŋˈkəʊnə/noun
1- an evergreen South American tree or shrub with fragrant flowers, cultivated for its bark金鸡纳树; 金鸡纳灌木。
1.1
- Genus Cinchona, family Rubiaceae: several species.金鸡纳属, 茜草科, 数种。
1.2
- （亦作cinchona bark）[mass noun] the dried bark of this tree, which is a source of quinine and other medicinal alkaloids金鸡纳皮。
1.3
- mass noun a drug made from this bark, formerly used as a tonic and to stimulate the appetite金鸡纳霜。
词源
mid 18th cent.: modern Latin, named after the Countess of Chinchón (died 1641), who introduced the drug into Spain.