calisaya

calisaya

(ˌkælɪˈseɪə)

n

1. (Plants) 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 or cinchona

2. (Pharmacology) 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 or cinchona

[C19: from Spanish, from the name of a Bolivian Indian who taught the uses of quinine to the Spanish]

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calisaya - 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 calisaya, Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona officinalis genus Chinchona, genus Cinchona - large genus of trees of Andean region of South America having medicinal bark chinchona, cinchona - any of several trees of the genus Cinchona

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