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calisaya

calisaya noun: a valuable Peruvian bark obtained from Cinchona calisaya and closely related species, from which quinine is prepared.

calisaya: a valuable Peruvian bark obtained from Cinchona calisaya and closely related species, from which...
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Noun

calisaya (countable and uncountable, plural calisayas)

  1. A valuable Peruvian bark obtained from Cinchona calisaya and closely related species, from which quinine is prepared.

Forms of calisaya

pluralcalisayas

Questions about calisaya

What does calisaya mean?
Calisaya means a valuable Peruvian bark obtained from Cinchona calisaya and closely related species, from which quinine is prepared.
What part of speech is calisaya?
Calisaya is a noun.
What is the plural of calisaya?
The plural of calisaya is calisayas.

Words near calisaya in the dictionary

  1. caliphship
  2. caliphyllid
  3. caliphyllids
  4. Calippic
  5. calipygian
  6. calisaya
  7. calisayas
  8. Calisch
  9. Calise
  10. Calises
  11. Calisher

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