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calisaya bark definition

cali·saya bark (kal′ə sā′ə)

the bark of the yellow cinchona tree (Cinchona calisaya), which yields quinine

Etymology: AmSp < ? Quechua

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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