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Winter's bark
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What's The Definition Of Winter's bark?
[n] South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood
[n] aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties Synonyms | Synonyms for Winter's bark: Drimys winteri | winter's bark tree Related Terms | Find terms related to Winter's bark: See Also | bark | Drimys | genus Drimys | tree | winter's bark Winter's bark In Webster's Dictionary \Win"ter's bark`\ (Bot.)
The aromatic bark of tree ({Drimys, or Drymis, Winteri}) of
the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was
first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain
John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577.
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