noun🔗ShareQuinaA tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark."The doctor explained that quinine, a medicine used to treat malaria, is extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree. "El médico explicó que la quinina, un medicamento utilizado para tratar la malaria, se extrae de la corteza del árbol de la quina.plantmedicinenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMedicina a base de quinaAny medicine chiefly composed of the prepared bark of these plants."During the malaria outbreak, the doctor prescribed cinchona to help reduce the patient's fever. "Durante el brote de malaria, el médico recetó medicina a base de quina para ayudar a reducir la fiebre del paciente.medicineplantsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
