Drimys winteri

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Drimys winteri
    n 1: South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a
         light soft wood similar to basswood [syn: {winter's bark},
         {winter's bark tree}, {Drimys winteri}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]