an evergreen South American tree or shrub with fragrant flowers, cultivated for its bark 金鸡纳树;金鸡纳灌木
Genus Cinchona, family Rubiaceae: several species 金鸡纳属,茜草科,数种 ■(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 ■[mass noun]a drug made from this bark, formerly used as a tonic and to stimulate the appetite 金鸡纳霜
派生 语源
mid 18th cent.: modern Latin, named after the Countess of Chinchón (died 1641), who introduced the drug into Spain