Usage of "Pinckneya pubens"

Ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever.

Synonyms

Examples for "fever tree"

Powell sensed Reich, a hundred feet away, back against a fever tree, bow and arrows clutched in his stricken hands. 
 The Demolished Man 

When he was gone the slave stood, brushed his threadbare clothing, and took up his station beneath the fever tree again. 
 The Fifth Head of Cerberus 

With shady groves of fever trees and palms, this route was irresistible, but the price was often malaria. 
 The world without us 

If you really want to let the taste of your fancy gin sing, try Fever Tree, whose tonic is drier and cleaner than the norm. 
 The Guardian 

As my mother read it to us, we were transported to Africa, to the Great Grey Greasy Limpopo River all hung about with fever trees. 
 The Guardian 

He had also pennyroyal for healing teas, and calamus and bitter-bark for miseries. 
 Great Possessions 

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Meanings of Pinckneya pubens in English