noun
Etymology: after Charles Ledger, 19th century English botanist in Peru
: the chief commercial cinchona bark derived from cultivated Javanese cinchonas and notably rich in quinine
noun
Etymology: after Charles Ledger, 19th century English botanist in Peru
: the chief commercial cinchona bark derived from cultivated Javanese cinchonas and notably rich in quinine
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012