pale bark
noun
: cinchona bark from a tree of the genus Cinchona (C. officinalis) that contains an exceptionally high percentage of quinine
called also loxa bark
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“Pale bark.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/pale%20bark. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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