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red bark

British  

noun

  1. a kind of cinchona containing a high proportion of alkaloids

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Red cedars can grow to become giants in the forest, and have a distinctive cinnamon red bark.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2023

The striped wood, fibrous and forgiving, protected by a soft layer of iconic red bark, wraps around a sturdy trunk that offers shelter for bears or useful material for humans.

From Seattle Times Oct. 30, 2022

So try the paradise pajaro manzanita, a bold evergreen with dramatic dark red bark with white, pink and startling red flowers.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2022

Redwoods are famous for their majesty—they have deep red bark, and as the tallest tree species on earth, their height is almost impossible to take in.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2020

This juniper is familiar in abandoned farms and ragged fence-rows, becoming rusty brown in foliage to match the stringy red bark in winter time.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

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