Search Result for "drimys winteri":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood;
[syn: winter's bark, winter's bark tree, Drimys winteri]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Winter's bark \Win"ter's bark`\ (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Drimys winteri n 1: South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood [syn: winter's bark, winter's bark tree, Drimys winteri]