bark

The external ti ue in trees, sheathing the woody cylinder of which the stem and root are composed. The word is often used without qualification to denote Peruvian b. or cinchona b. Jesuits' b. A name given to cinchona b. because introduced generally throughout Europe by the Jesuits, peruvian b. A synonym for cinchona b., frequently used by older writers, peruvian calasaya b. See Cinchona. quilled b. Cinchona b. rolled into the form of a quill, red b. Red cinchona b. royal b. See Cinchona, rusty b. See pale cinchona b., under Cinchona, white b. An inferior quality of cinchona b., with soft white epidermis, found on the Pacific coast of South America. [Dan. & Swe., bark.]