English noun: bitter-bark | |||
1. | bitter-bark (plant) 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 | fever tree, Georgia bark, Pinckneya pubens | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Member meronym | genus Pinckneya, Pinckneya | ||