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winter's bark tree

winter's bark tree

9.9
A South American evergreen tree with fragrant leaves, bark used as medicine, and soft light wood
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : árbol de canela de invierno
  • The winter's bark tree was once used by sailors to treat scurvy due to its high vitamin C content.

Examples

  • Botanists are fascinated by the fragrant leaves and medicinal bark of the winter's bark tree.

  • Several winter's bark trees grow in the botanical garden's South American section.

  • The winter's bark tree is known for its medicinal properties.

  • Many people admire the winter's bark trees in the Amazon rainforest.

  • The winter's bark tree produces a bark that has been used in traditional medicine for centuries.

  • Due to its light and durable wood, the winter's bark tree is often favored for making furniture.

  • In the Andes, the winter's bark tree can be found thriving in dense forests.

Synonyms

Drimys winteri
vswinter's bark tree
  • Specialized
9.9

A tree from South America with soft light wood and bark used as medicine

names the species using its Latin scientific label rather than the general name
winter's bark
vswinter's bark tree
  • Specialized
9.9

A South American evergreen tree with aromatic bark used as a spice and medicine

focuses on the tree's wood and production rather than its culinary or medicinal use

Surface Forms

winter's bark tree singular
winter's bark trees plural

Morphology

winter's + bark + tree

The phrase is compositionally clear enough that a learner who knows 'winter', 'bark' and 'tree' can infer it refers to a tree associated with or producing a kind of bark called "winter's bark". However, the specific botanical identity and historical/medicinal sense of the term are not predictable from the parts alone, so the expression is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Winter's bark tree comes from sailors who boiled its bark into a strong tea to fight 'scurvy' and other winter illnesses. That's why the name points to the tree known for its medicinal bark today.