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perusal | peruse | peruser | perusing | perutz | peruvian | peruvian balsam | peruvian bark | peruvian cotton | peruvian current | peruvian lily

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WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY

peruvian

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Adjective, Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun peruvian has 1 sense

peruvian(n = noun.person) Array - a native or inhabitant of Peru; Array

republic of peru

is a kind of south american

Derived form adjective peruvian₁

Adjective peruvian has 1 sense

peruvian(a = adj.pert) Array - of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people; "Peruvian artifacts"

Derived forms noun

noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

peruvian, a. [Cf. F. péruvien, Sp. peruviano.].

Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America. [1913 Webster]

Peruvian balsam. See Balsam of Peru, under Balsam. -- Peruvian bark, the bitter bark of trees of various species of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy for malarial diseases. This property is due to several alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc., and their compounds; -- called also Jesuit's bark, and cinchona. See Cinchona.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

peruvian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a native or national of Peru.
2 a person of Peruvian descent.
--adj. of or relating to Peru.

Idiom

Peruvian bark the bark of the cinchona tree.

Etymology

mod.L Peruvia Peru

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