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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Winter's bark

/wĭn'-tẽrz bärk/ · Win·ter's bark · IPA
01 The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys Winteri syn. Drymis Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chile. It was first use…
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    The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys Winteri syn. Drymis Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chile. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577.(Bot.)