释义 |
‖ calisaya|kælɪˈseɪə| [? A native S. American name, adopted as the botanical specific name.] In calisaya bark: the most valuable sort of Peruvian Bark, obtained from Cinchona calisaya.
1837Penny Cycl. VII. 173/2 The Carthagena yellow barks both contain quinia, but in less quantity than the Calisaya bark. 1875H. Wood Therap. (1879) 60 Calisaya or Royal Yellow Bark. Hence caliˈsayine, an alkaline substance from calisaya bark, used in making a kind of bitters. |