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Cinchona calisaya

DEFINITIONS OF: Cinchona calisaya

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n Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark

Synonyms:
Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona officinalis, calisaya
Type of:
chinchona, cinchona
any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
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