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Webster 1913 Edition

Quillaia bark

Quil-la′ia barkˊ

.
(Bot.)
The bark of a rosaceous tree (
Quillaja Saponaria
), native of Chile. The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is used commonly by the Chileans instead of soap. Also called
soap bark
.

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