Angostura

[,æŋgәs'tjuәrә]

Definition

n. a town of Venezuela on the Orinoco (renamed Ciudad Bolivar in 1819) giving its name to an aromatic bitter bark valuable as a febrifuge and tonic.—Angostura bitters is an essence containing angostura canella cinchona lemon peel and other aromatics but much of what is sold under that name contains no angostura but consists mainly of cheretta or other simple tonic.

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