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Angostura bark — Angostura An gos*tu ra, Angostura bark An gos*tu ra bark ([aum][ng] g[o^]s*t[=oo] r[.a] b[aum]rk ). [From Angostura, in Venezuela.] A bitter aromatic bark, obtained from a South American tree of the rue family ({Galipea cusparia}, or {Galipea… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
angostura (bark) — or angostura [an′jə nōs΄aŋ΄gəs toor′ə, an΄gəstyoor′ə; an΄gəs to͞or′ə, an΄gəs tyoor′ə] n. 〚after Angostura (former name of CIUDAD BOLÍVAR), lit. (in Sp), narrow pass: so named because located on the narrows of the Orinoco River〛 the bitter… … Universalium
angostura (bark) — or angostura [an′jə nōs΄aŋ΄gəs toor′ə, an΄gəstyoor′ə; an΄gəs to͞or′ə, an΄gəs tyoor′ə] n. [after Angostura (former name of CIUDAD BOLÍVAR), lit. (in Sp), narrow pass: so named because located on the narrows of the Orinoco River] the bitter… … English World dictionary
angostura (bark) — or angostura [an′jə nōs΄aŋ΄gəs toor′ə, an΄gəstyoor′ə; an΄gəs to͞or′ə, an΄gəs tyoor′ə] n. [after Angostura (former name of CIUDAD BOLÍVAR), lit. (in Sp), narrow pass: so named because located on the narrows of the Orinoco River] the bitter… … English World dictionary
angostura bark — noun the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters • Syn: ↑angostura • Hypernyms: ↑bark * * * |aŋgə|st(y)u̇rə , |aiŋ , ürə noun also angostura ( … Useful english dictionary
angostura bark — an′gos•tu′ra bark′ [[t]ˈæŋ gəˈstʊər ə, ˈstyʊər ə, ˌæŋ [/t]] n. pln the bitter, aromatic bark of either of two South American citrus trees, Galipea officinalis or G. cusparia, used in medicine and in the preparation of liqueurs and bitters. Also… … From formal English to slang
angostura bark — /ˌæŋgəstʃurə ˈbak/ (say .angguhschoohruh bahk) noun the bitter aromatic bark of a South American tree, Galipea officinalis, supposedly valuable as a tonic. Also, angostura. {from Angostura, former name of Ciudad Bolívar, a town in eastern… …
angostura bark — an·gos·tu·ra bark .aŋ gə st(y)u̇r ə n the aromatic bitter bark of either of two So. American trees (Galipea officinalis and Cusparia trifoliata) of the rue family used esp. formerly as a tonic and antipyretic called also angostura … Medical dictionary
Angostura — may refer to;Things* Angostura (genus), a plant genus in the Rutaceae family *Angostura bitters *House of Angostura, a company manufacturing angostura bitters. *Angostura bark, a spice made from the bark of the tree Cusparia febrifuga . The… … Wikipedia
Angostura — An gos*tu ra, Angostura bark An gos*tu ra bark ([aum][ng] g[o^]s*t[=oo] r[.a] b[aum]rk ). [From Angostura, in Venezuela.] A bitter aromatic bark, obtained from a South American tree of the rue family ({Galipea cusparia}, or {Galipea officinalis}) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
