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Definition of mossed bark

: the bark and bare trunk of a cinchona that remain after alternate strips of bark have been removed and that are covered with moss until the new bark appears — compare natural bark, renewed bark

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“Mossed bark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mossed%20bark. Accessed 16 May. 2022.

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