calisaya

[ kal-uh-sey-yuh ]
/ ˌkæl əˈseɪ yə /

noun

the medicinal bark of the tree Cinchona calisaya.

Origin of calisaya

1830–40; < New Latin, after Calisaya, name of the Bolivian Indian who told the whites about the medicinal values of cinchona bark

Words nearby calisaya

caliper, caliper rule, caliph, caliphate, calippus, calisaya, calisthenics, calix, calixtine, calixtus i, calixtus ii

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British Dictionary definitions for calisaya

calisaya
/ (ˌkælɪˈseɪə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for calisaya

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