calisaya
the medicinal bark of the tree Cinchona calisaya.
Origin of calisaya
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How to use calisaya in a sentence
The calisaya trees of Bolivia rank among the best, and their bark forms an important item in her foreign trade.
Quina or calisaya is a natural product of the eastern Andes, and is found at an altitude of 3000 to 9000 ft. above sea-level.
The more I thought about that temperance drink of calisaya, the less respect I had for the principles of prohibition.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck | R. Pitcher Woodwardcalisaya trees, which are now felled for their bark in South America?
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III | Karl Ritter von ScherzerQuinine is the most useful of these alkaloids, and this is found in greatest quantities in calisaya bark.
British Dictionary definitions for calisaya
/ (ˌkælɪˈseɪə) /
the bark of any of several tropical trees of the rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, from which quinine is extracted: Also called: calisaya bark, yellowbark, cinchona
Origin of calisaya
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