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pereira bark

[ puh-rair-uh ]

noun

  1. the bark of any of several South American trees belonging to the genus Geissospermum, of the dogbane family, especially that of G. vellosii, used in Brazil to allay fever.


pereira bark

/ pəˈrɛərə /

noun

  1. the bark of a South American apocynaceous tree, Geissospermum vellosii: source of a substance formerly used for treating malaria


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pereira bark1

pereira < New Latin, named after J. Pereira (1804–53), English professor of medicine

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pereira bark1

named after Jonathan Pereira (1804–53), English pharmacologist

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