1. small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark; [syn: cinchona tree, Cinchona pubescens]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cinchona pubescens
n 1: small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy
leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers;
cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: cinchona tree,
Cinchona pubescens]