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Angostura (family Rutaceae) A genus comprising 30 species, found in tropical America, in which the flowers are sympetalous and zygomorphic. The bark is the basis of Angostura bitters.

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angostura bark

angostura bark , bitter bark of either of two South American trees ( Galipea officinalis and Cusparia felorifuga ) of the rue family. Formerly valued as a tonic and quinine substitute, it is now used in angostura bitters, an aromatic appetizer sometimes added to cocktails.

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an·gos·tu·ra / ˌanggəˈst(y)oŏrə/ (also angostura bark) • n. an aromatic bitter bark from certain South American trees, used as a flavoring, and formerly as a tonic and to reduce fever.

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	Marvelous Mocktails: ; Raise your glass gladly with tasty faux spirits Additional recipes are on Page 2D Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 12/6/2000; 700+ words ; ...Sparkler 1 small sugar cube Several drops angostura bitters Sparkling nonalcoholic apple cider, chilled Cook's notes: Angostura bitters are sold in the liquor section...They are a distillation of herbs, barks, roots and plants; they contain...
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	CLEMENT CRABBE; More from our columnist, the scabrous Clement Crabbe, of The Rockpools Register,who takes a wry, whimsical look at a world increasingly beyond parody. Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/13/2007; 700+ words ; ...already stretched, took another hit this week. Admiral Basil Angostura, purplenosed Chief of Home Defences, demanded an entire new...Browne. 'Can't understand a blasted word Windy says,' barks Admiral Basil. 'He seems to jabber away in an entirely foreign...
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