‖ 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.
| 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 173/2 The Carthagena yellow barks both contain quinia, but in less quantity than the Calisaya bark. 1875 H. Wood Therap. (1879) 60 Calisaya or Royal Yellow Bark. |
Hence caliˈsayine, an alkaline substance from calisaya bark, used in making a kind of bitters.