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ANGOSTURA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does angostura mean?
• ANGOSTURA (noun)
The noun ANGOSTURA has 1 sense:
1. the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters
Familiarity information: ANGOSTURA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
angostura; angostura bark
Hypernyms ("angostura" is a kind of...):
bark (tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants)
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