WINTER'S BARK • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Winter's bark

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/wˈɪntərz bɑrk/ Listen

Winter's bark

noun

Aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties.

South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood. Synonyms: Drimys winteri, winter's bark tree.

See images of 'Winter's bark'

Etymology of 'Winter's bark'

Related search:

winter's bark family

Share |

Add this dictionary
to your browser search bar

"Winter's bark" Quotes from Famous Books

... presented the shining bark of the bluegum or yarra and the grey hue of the box. The Anthisteria australis, a grass which seems to delight in a granitic soil, also appeared in great abundance, and we also found the aromatic tea, Tasmania aromatica, which represents in New Holland the winter's bark of the southern extremity of South America. The leaves and bark of this tree have a hot biting cinnamon-like taste on which account it is vulgarly ...

— Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2) • Thomas Mitchell

Words linked to "Winter's bark" : winter's bark family, tree, winter's bark tree, bark, Drimys, Drimys winteri, genus Drimys