n. a tropical Asian tree (Holarrhena pubescens or Holarrhena antidysenterica) with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea. Syn. -- ivory tree, kurchi, kurchee, Holarrhena pubescens, Holarrhena antidysenterica. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
{ or. [ From Conestoga, Pennsylvania. ] A kind of large broad-wheeled wagon, usually covered, for traveling in soft soil and on prairies. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]