Cinchona

sin-ko'na, n. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, produa cing a medicinal bark, known as Peruvian or Jesuit's bark: the bark itself. of Cincture, sink'cher, n. A belt; girdle; that which encompa es; inclosure. (Arch.) A ring at the top and bottom of a column, separating the shaft from a the base and from the capital. or Cinder, sin'de'r,??. A small particle remaining after combustion; small coal, with ashes; ember; scale thrown off in forging metal. to Cinnabar, sin'na-bar, n. Red sulphuret of mercury or quicksilver; vermilion.