noun
- plural of cinchona; trees or shrubs of the madder family whose bark contains quinine
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The cinchonas are native to the Andes mountains of South America.
- Early explorers discovered that cinchonas could treat malaria.
- Several species of cinchonas are cultivated for their medicinal bark.
- The bark of cinchonas contains alkaloids used in medicine.
- Botanists study different varieties of cinchonas for their therapeutic properties.
- Cinchonas were introduced to other tropical regions for cultivation.