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noun
Any of various shrubs or trees used to treat fever, including:
An acacia tree of species Vachellia xanthophloea, native to eastern and southern Africa, with fragrant yellow flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of various shrubs or trees used to treat fever, including:
Georgia bark; any of species Pinckneya bracteata (syn. P. pubens), principally of Georgia and northern Florida in the US.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
African tree supposed to mark healthful regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Acacia xanthophloea
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Broader terms: acacia
noun
tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: blue gum, Eucalyptus globulus
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Broader terms: eucalyptus, eucalypt, eucalyptus tree
noun
ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Georgia bark, bitter-bark, Pinckneya pubens
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
noun
any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tree
History
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