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PITAYA BARK

\pˈɪte͡ɪə bˈɑːk], \pˈɪte‍ɪə bˈɑːk], \p_ˈɪ_t_eɪ_ə b_ˈɑː_k]\

Definitions of PITAYA BARK

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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This bark of Cincho'na pitay'a, Ord. Cinchonaceae, is preferred in Colombia to any other. It contains a new vegetable alkali, to which the name Pitayine has been given.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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