NYT Dictionary
CINCHONA
/sɪŋˈkoʊnə/NounCIN-cho-nacin-cho-na · 3 syllablesGrade 9
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2024
Meaning
A tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
From New Latin cinchona, from Spanish Chinchón. Named by Carl Linnaeus after Ana de Osorio, 4th Countess of Chinchón (1599–1625), the wife of the Spanish Viceroy of Peru, who was allegedly cured of a fever by the bark.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
quinquinacinchona barkJesuit's barkPeruvian barkquinine barkchinchonashrub
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2024.