calisaya
English
Noun
calisaya (countable and uncountable, plural calisayas)
- A valuable Peruvian bark obtained from Cinchona calisaya and closely related species, from which quinine is prepared.
Further reading
- Cinchona on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cinchona on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cinchona on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- “calisaya”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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