fever_treeEnglish

fever tree, Acacia xanthophloea, Eucalyptus globulus, Georgia bark, Pinckneya pubens

Noun

African tree supposed to mark healthful regions

English: fever tree, Acacia xanthophloea

Tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil, young leaves are bluish

English: blue gum, fever tree, Eucalyptus globulus

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

English: fever tree, Georgia bark, bitter-bark, Pinckneya pubens

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Any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever

English: fever tree

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