| NOUN | plant | Cinchona officinalis, calisaya, Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona calisaya | Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers |
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| Meaning | Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark. | |
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| Synonyms | calisaya, Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona calisaya | |
| Member of | genus Cinchona, genus Chinchona | large genus of trees of Andean region / region of South America having medicinal bark |
| Broader | cinchona, chinchona | Any of several trees of the genus Cinchona |
| Spanish | calisaya | |
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