Jesuit

n.
  1. (R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus.
  2. Fig.: A crafty person; an intriguer.
    3. Jesuits' bark ,
    Peruvian bark, or the bark of certain species of Cinchona; -- so called because its medicinal properties were first made known in Europe by Jesuit missionaries to South America.
    Jesuits' drops .
    See Friar's balsam, under Friar.
    Jesuits' nut ,
    the European water chestnut.
    Jesuits' powder ,
    powdered cinchona bark.
    Jesuits' tea ,
    a Chilian leguminous shrub, used as a tea and medicinally.