- calisaya
- calisaya (De Calisaya, nombre de una colina de Bolivia, donde se halló por primera vez). adj. Se dice de una especie de quina muy estimada, llamada también quina amarilla. U. t. c. s.)
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calisaya — (de «Calisaya», colina boliviana de donde procede) f. Corteza de cierto árbol rubiáceo americano (Chinchona calisaya) rica en quinina. ≃ Quina, quino. ⊚ Quinina que se obtiene de ella. * * * calisaya. (De Calisaya, nombre de una colina de Bolivia … Enciclopedia Universal
Calisaya — Calisaya, eine Art Chinarinde, die in flachen, gewölbten od. gerollten 1/2–1 Zoll breiten Stücken in den Handel kommt; häufig bezeichnet man damit auch die gelbe od. Königs Chinarinde. Ist officinell unter dem Namen Cortex chinae regius s.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Calisaya — Calisaya, s. Chinarinden und Cinchona … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
calisaya — /kal euh say yeuh/, n. the medicinal bark of the tree Cinchona calisaya. [1830 40; < NL, after Calisaya, name of the Bolivian Indian who told the whites about the medicinal values of cinchona bark] * * * … Universalium
calisaya — n. medicinal bark from the Chinchona Calisaya tree … English contemporary dictionary
calisaya — noun Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark • Syn: ↑Cinchona officinalis, ↑Cinchona ledgeriana, ↑Cinchona calisaya • Hypernyms: ↑cinchona,… … Useful english dictionary
Calisaya bark — Cal i*sa ya bark A valuable kind of Peruvian bark obtained from the {Cinchona Calisaya}, and other closely related species. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calisaya bark — [kal΄ə sā′ə] n. 〚AmSp < ? Quechua〛 the bark of the yellow cinchona tree (Cinchona calisaya), which yields quinine * * * … Universalium
calisaya bark — [kal΄ə sā′ə] n. [AmSp < ? Quechua] the bark of the yellow cinchona tree (Cinchona calisaya), which yields quinine … English World dictionary
calisaya bark — |kalə|sīə noun Etymology: Spanish calisaya, perhaps from Calisaya, 17th century Indian who revealed the properties of quinine to the Spaniards : cinchona bark obtained from either of two cinchonas (Cinchona calisaya and C. ledgeriana) or from a… … Useful english dictionary
