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Showing words for CALISAYA using the English dictionary
8 Letter Words for Calisaya
calisaya
6 Letter Words for Calisaya
calais
5 Letter Words for Calisaya
aclys, acyls, alays, alias, asyla, casal, clays, isaac, islay, lacis, laics, layia, saily, salai, salay, salic, scail, scala, scaly, yacal
4 Letter Words for Calisaya
aals, acyl, aias, ails, alai, alas, alay, alca, alia, asci, asia, cals, casa, cays, clay, laas, lacs, lacy, laic, lasa, lays, lias, saic, sail, sala, saya, scil, sial, sila, slay, syli, yali
3 Letter Words for Calisaya
aal, aas, acy, aia, ail, ais, ala, alc, als, aly, asl, ays, cai, cal, cay, cia, cis, cli, cly, csi, cyl, iaa, icy, isl, laa, lac, lai, las, lay, lca, lis, lsc, lyc, lys, saa, sac, sai, sal, say, sci, sic, sil, sla, sly, syl, yas, yis
Definitions for Calisaya
[1] the medicinal bark of the tree Cinchona calisaya.
[2] the bark of any of several tropical trees of the rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, from which quinine is extracted Also called: calisaya bark , yellowbark , cinchona
Words nearby Calisaya
caliper, caliper rule, caliph, caliphate, calippus, calisaya, calisthenics, calix, calixtine, calixtus i, calixtus ii
Origin of Calisaya
1830–40; < New Latin, after Calisaya, name of the Bolivian Indian who told the whites about the medicinal values of cinchona bark
Word origin for Calisaya
C19: from Spanish, from the name of a Bolivian Indian who taught the uses of quinine to the Spanish