calisaya : Idioms & Phrases


calisaya bark

Cal`i*sa"ya bark
Definitions
  1. A valuable kind of Peruvian bark obtained from the Cinchona Calisaya, and other closely related species.
Webster 1913

cinchona calisaya

  • noun Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
    Cinchona officinalis; calisaya; Cinchona ledgeriana.
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