'Drymis Winteri' definitions:

Definition of 'Drymis Winteri'

From: GCIDE
  • Winter's bark \Win"ter's bark`\ (Bot.) The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys Winteri syn. {Drymis Winteri}) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chile. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577. [1913 Webster]