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Winter'S Bark
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, or Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577.