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/peuh rair"euh/the bark of any of several South American trees belonging to the genus Geissospermum, of the dogbane family, esp. that of G. vellosii, used in Brazil to allay fever.
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pereira bark — pəˈrerə , ˈrārə noun or pereira ( s) Etymology: after Jonathan Pereira died 1853 English pharmacologist. 1. : a Brazilian tree (Geissospermum vellosii) of the family Apocynaceae 2. : the bark of the p … Useful english dictionary
pereira — noun see pereira bark … Useful english dictionary
pe|reir|a bark — pe|reir|a bark, or pe|reir|a «puh RAIR uh», noun. 1. the bark of a South American tree of the dogbane family, used in medicine as a source of pereirine. 2. the tree itself. ╂[< Jonathan Pereira, 1804 1853, an English pharmacologist] … Useful english dictionary
pereirine — /peuh rair een/, n. Chem. Pharm. an alkaloid, C19H24ON2, obtained from pereira bark and formerly used as a quinine substitute. [PEREIR(A BARK) + INE2] * * * … Universalium
pereirine — /peuh rair een/, n. Chem. Pharm. an alkaloid, C19H24ON2, obtained from pereira bark and formerly used as a quinine substitute. [PEREIR(A BARK) + INE2] … Useful english dictionary
pe|rei|rine — «puh RAIR een, ihn», noun. an alkaloid obtained as a brown powder from pereira bark, formerly used as a substitute for quinine and in tonics. Formula: C20H26N2O … Useful english dictionary
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