HyperDic: cinchona_calisaya

English > 1 sense of the expression Cinchona calisaya:
NOUNplantCinchona calisaya, calisaya, Cinchona officinalis, Cinchona ledgerianaPeruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers
English > Cinchona calisaya: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningPeruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark.
Synonymscalisaya, Cinchona officinalis, Cinchona ledgeriana
Member ofgenus Cinchona, genus Chinchonalarge genus of trees of Andean region / region of South America having medicinal bark
Broadercinchona, chinchonaAny of several trees of the genus Cinchona
Spanishcalisaya

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